Table 2 Changes of anthropometric measurements prior to, at two and six months of treatment
Variables | Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zinc | Vitamin A | Zinc+ Vit A | Placebo | |
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD | ||||
0 month | 16.5 ± 2.2 | 16.5 ± 2.2 | 16.6 ± 2.1 | 16.4 ± 2.5 |
2 month | 17.7 ± 2.3‡ | 17.8 ± 2.2‡ | 17.7 ± 2.0‡ | 17.5 ± 2.4‡ |
6 month | 18.5 ± 2.22‡ | 18.1 ± 2.42‡ | 18.3 ± 2.02‡ | 18.4 ± 2.62‡ |
Increasing BMI from the baseline | ||||
(kg/m2), mean ± SD | ||||
0 to 6 month | 1.9 ± 1.3 | 1.7 ± 1.6 | 1.9 ± 1.5 | 2.0 ± 1.4 |
MUAC (cm), median (IQR) | ||||
0 month | 21.1 (19.8-23.1) | 21 (20-23) | 21.3(20-23.6) | 21.8(19-23.6) |
2 month | 23 (21-25)‡ | 22 (20.1-24.7)‡ | 23 (21-24)‡ | 23 (20.8-24.5)‡ |
6 month | 24 (22.5-25.1)‡ | 23.0 (21.8-25.0)‡ | 24.0 (22.0-25.3)‡ | 24 (22.5-26)‡ |
Body fat (%),mean ± SD | ||||
0 month | 11 ± 4.5 | 11 ± 6.2 | 10.8 ± 4.7 | 11.9 ± 5.9 |
2 month | 12.9 ± 5.0‡ | 13.3 ± 5.9‡ | 12.9 ± 5.1‡ | 14.2 ± 6.1‡ |
6 month | 14.5 ± 5.82‡ | 14.2 ± 6.42‡ | 14.2 ± 6.42‡ | 16.0 ± 6.32‡ |