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Table 3 Median intake of energy, protein, iron, zinc and folic acid, from diet at baseline, and changes from baseline to follow-up stages by supplementation group

From: Fortified food supplementation in children with reduced dietary energy and micronutrients intake in Southern Mexico

Stage study

FF

Syrup

MNP

Syrup vs FF

MNP vs FF

MNP vs Syrup

Diet

Energy (kcal)

 Baseline

372.7 (258.8, 486.7)

463.1 (363.4, 562.8)

438.9 (333.1, 544.6)

90.4 (−61.0, 241.8)

66.1 (−89.3, 221.6)

− 24.2 (− 169.5, 121.1)

 4 m - Baseline

262.4 (179.2, 345.7)

446.1 (354.5, 537.8)

352.2 (253.7, 450.7)

183.7 (59.9, 307.5)

89.8 (− 39.2, 218.8)

− 93.9 (− 228.5, 40.6)

 10 m - Baseline

784.5 (683.1, 885.9)

955.4 (800.7, 1110.2)

831.9 (703.1, 960.6)

171.0 (− 14.1, 356.0)

47.4 (− 116.5, 211.3)

− 123.6 (− 324.9, 77.7)

Protein (g)

 Baseline

10.1 (7.0, 13.2)

11.8 (8.7, 14.9)

12.8 (9.8, 15.8)

1.7 (−2.7, 6.1)

2.7 (−1.7, 7.1)

1.0 (− 3.4, 5.4)

 4 m - Baseline

9.7 (6.4, 13.1)

16.3 (14.1, 18.6)

13.9 (11.3, 16.6)

6.6 (2.6, 10.6)

4.2 (− 0.1, 8.5)

−2.4 (− 5.9, 1.1)

 10 m - Baseline

28.8 (25.5, 32.1)

32.5 (26.8, 38.2)

28.9 (24.9, 32.9)

3.7 (−2.9, 10.3)

0.1 (−5.1, 5.3)

−3.6 (− 10.6, 3.4)

Iron (mg)

 Baseline

1.9 (1.0, 2.7)

2.0 (1.5, 2.5)

2.2 (1.6, 2.9)

0.2 (−0.8, 1.1)

0.4 (− 0.7, 1.5)

0.2 (− 0.6, 1.1)

 4 m - Baseline

1.1 (0.6, 1.6)

1.9 (1.3, 2.6)

1.3 (0.6, 2.1)

0.8 (−0.0, 1.6)

0.2 (−0.7, 1.1)

− 0.6 (− 1.6, 0.4)

 10 m - Baseline

4.0 (3.5, 4.6)

4.6 (3.5, 5.8)

4.0 (2.8, 5.2)

0.6 (−0.7, 1.9)

0.0 (− 1.3, 1.3)

−0.6 (−2.3, 1.0)

Zinc (mg)

 Baseline

2.2 (1.5, 2.9)

2.5 (1.8, 3.2)

2.4 (1.8, 3.0)

0.3 (−0.7, 1.3)

0.2 (−0.8, 1.1)

− 0.1 (−1.1, 0.8)

 4 m - Baseline

1.1 (0.6, 1.7)

2.2 (1.7, 2.8)

2.1 (1.5, 2.7)

1.1 (0.4, 1.9)

1.0 (0.2, 1.8)

−0.1 (− 0.9, 0.7)

 10 m - Baseline

3.8 (3.1, 4.6)

4.3 (3.0, 5.5)

4.2 (3.2, 5.1)

0.4 (−1.0, 1.9)

0.3 (−0.8, 1.5)

−0.1 (− 1.6, 1.5)

Folic acid (μg)

 Baseline

26.0 (13.4, 38.7)

27.7 (17.4, 38.1)

30.4 (22.8, 38.0)

1.7 (−14.6, 18.0)

4.4 (− 10.4, 19.2)

2.7 (− 10.1, 15.5)

 4 m - Baseline

25.3 (13.1, 37.4)

36.1 (17.6, 54.7)

17.7 (7.6, 27.8)

10.9 (− 11.3, 33.1)

− 7.6 (− 23.4, 8.2)

− 18.5 (− 39.6, 2.7)

 10 m - Baseline

55.4 (38.6, 72.1)

71.3 (50.1, 92.4)

50.1 (37.3, 63.0)

15.9 (− 11.1, 42.8)

−5.2 (−26.4, 15.9)

− 21.1 (−45.9, 3.6)

  1. Fortified food (FF), Micronutrient powder (MNP), and Syrup (Syrup)
  2. Obtained from a quantile regression with standard errors adjusted for data dependencies within communities; 95% confidence intervals are presented in parentheses
  3. In boldface are the significant differences in differences