Table 1 Anthropometric parameters of the children subjected to the study.a
From: Nutrition rehabilitation of undernourished children utilizing Spiruline and Misola
A 170 Children with Misola 200 g/day | B 170 Children with Spiruline 10 g/day plus traditional meals 200 g/day | C 170 Children with Spiruline 10 g/day plus Misola 200 g/day | D 40 children with traditional meals 200 g/day | Variance Analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (months) | 15.39 ± 8.3 | 14.96 ± 5.9 | 13.86 ± 8.5 | 15.19 ± 4.35 | P = NS |
Height (cm) | 67.00 ± 8.3 | 69.84 ± 5.8 | 69.06 ± 8.5 | 68.24 ± 4.5 | P < 0.01 |
B.P. | 11.17 ± 1.2 | 10.40 ± 1.0 | 11.20 ± 1.2 | 10.37 ± 1.0 | P < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 6.12 ± 1.4 | 5.98 ± 1.1 | 5.99 ± 1.5 | 6.10 ± 1.2 | P = NS |
HAZ | -3.93 ± 5.3 | -2.64 ± 2.1 | -3.35 ± 5.3 | -3.23 ± 1.5 | P = 0.057 |
WHZ | -1.73 ± 2.5 | -2.88 ± 0.9 | -3.05 ± 0.75 | -2.32 ± 1.02 | P < 0.001 |
WAZ | -4.01 ± 1.0 | -3.88 ± 1.0 | -4.38 ± 0.9 | -3.99 ± 0.9 | P < 0.001 |
Energy intake (kcal/day) | 731 ± 7 | 748 ± 6 | 767 ± 5 | 722 ± 8 | P < 0.001 |
Protein (g/day) | 27. 1 ± 1.7 | 27.8 ± 1.6 | 33.3 ± 1.2 | 22.1 ± 1.3 | P < 0.001 |