Characteristics | Included | Excluded n = 297 | |||
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FF n = 199 | Syrup n = 238 | MNP n = 254 | Total n = 691 | ||
Infants | |||||
Age, months | 7.9 ± 2.5 | 8.2 ± 2.7 | 8.0 ± 2.5 | 8.0 ± 2.6 | 8.1 ± 2.5 |
Sex, % male | 46.23 | 50.84 | 49.61 | 49.1 | 46.8 |
Weight, kg | 7.9 ± 1.1 | 7.9 ± 1.2 | 7.9 ± 1.2 | 7.9 ± 1.2 | 7.9 ± 1.3 |
Length, cm | 66.9 ± 4.1 | 67.3 ± 4.3 | 67.0 ± 4.1 | 67.1 ± 4.2 | 67.2 ± 4.6 |
Length/age, Z | − 1.0 ± 1.0 | − 1.1 ± 1.1 | − 1.1 ± 1.0 | − 1.0 ± 1.1 | −1.1 ± 1.1 |
Length/age, % | 15.74 | 18.07 | 18.65 | 17.6 | 18.5 |
Starting age of supplementation, months | 8.3 ± 2.6 | 9.1a,c ± 2.8 | 8.4 ± 2.5 | 8.6 ± 2.6 | – |
Mother | |||||
Socioeconomic level | 0.2 ± 1.0 | − 0.2b ± 1.0 | 0.0 ± 1.0 | 0.0 ± 1.0 | − 0.1 ± 1.0 |
Educational level of the mother, % | |||||
None | 12.6 | 10.5 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 7.7 |
Basic | 41.2 | 45.8 | 52.4 | 46.9 | 50.5 |
High school | 37.7 | 36.6 | 26.8 | 33.3 | 32.0 |
Secondary school or more | 8.5 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 9.7 |