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Number of children for whom samples for vitamin-D were available at baseline
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960 (96.0%)
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Proportion of children
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Deficient (< 10 ng/ml)
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331 (34.5)
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Non-deficient (≥ 10 ng/ml)
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629 (65.5)
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Deficient
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Non-deficient
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n = 331
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n = 629
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Infant characteristics
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Age at enrollment, months (mean, SD)
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16.9 (7.1)
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15.8 (7.0)
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Boys
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162 (48.9)
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328 (52.2)
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Ever breastfed
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325 (98.2)
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622 (98.9)
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Anemia (Hb < 11 g/dl)
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244 (73.7)
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424 (67.4)
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Folate, nmol/L (Median, IQR)
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9.1 (6.1 to 16.7)
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12.5 (6.9 to 21.8)
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Vitamin B12, pmol/L (Median, IQR)
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266 (181 to 406)
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266 (172 to 410)
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Socio-demographic characteristics
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Mother’s age, years (Mean, SD)
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26.3 (5.8)
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25.6 (4.1)
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Mother’s schooling, years (Median, IQR)
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8 (5,10)
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7 (0,10)
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Literate mother
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257 (77.6)
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466 (74.1)
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Father’s schooling, years (Median, IQR)
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10 (7,12)
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9 (6,12)
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Annual family income, US dollar(Median, IQR)a
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1108 (923to 2215)
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1292 (923 to2123)
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