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Table 4 Median intake of energy, protein, iron, zinc and folic acid; from diet+supplement 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 + supplement

Energy (kcal)

 Baseline

372.7 (257.2, 488.3)

463.1 (364.1, 562.1)

438.9 (333.6, 544.2)

90.4 (− 61.8, 242.5)

66.1 (− 90.2, 222.5)

− 24.2 (− 168.7, 120.3)

 4 m - Baseline

426.6 (325.0, 528.1)

446.1 (353.9, 538.4)

352.2 (253.4, 451.1)

19.6 (− 117.6, 156.8)

− 74.3 (− 216.0, 67.4)

−93.9 (− 229.1, 41.3)

 10 m - Baseline

956.9 (848.6, 1065.1)

955.4 (803.4, 1107.4)

831.9 (701.4, 962.4)

−1.4 (− 188.0, 185.2)

−125.0 (− 294.5, 44.6)

−123.6 (− 323.9, 76.8)

Protein (g)

 Baseline

10.1 (7.0, 13.2)

11.8 (8.6, 14.9)

12.8 (9.7, 15.9)

1.7 (−2.7, 6.1)

2.7 (−1.6, 7.0)

1.0 (− 3.4, 5.4)

 4 m - Baseline

14.8 (11.5, 18.2)

16.3 (14.1, 18.6)

13.9 (11.2, 16.6)

1.5 (−2.5, 5.5)

− 0.9 (− 5.2, 3.4)

−2.4 (− 5.9, 1.1)

 10 m - Baseline

33.5 (29.8, 37.2)

32.5 (26.9, 38.1)

28.9 (24.9, 32.8)

− 1.0 (− 7.7, 5.7)

−4.6 (− 10.1, 0.8)

−3.6 (− 10.4, 3.2)

Iron (mg)

 Baseline

1.9 (1.1, 2.6)

2.0 (1.5, 2.6)

2.2 (1.6, 2.9)

0.2 (− 0.8, 1.1)

0.4 (− 0.6, 1.4)

0.2 (− 0.6, 1.1)

 4 m - Baseline

10.4 (9.7, 11.1)

10.7 (9.4, 12.0)

11.1 (10.3, 11.9)

0.3 (− 1.2, 1.7)

0.7 (−0.4, 1.7)

0.4 (− 1.1, 1.9)

 10 m - Baseline

12.6 (12.0, 13.1)

13.7 (12.4, 15.0)

13.2 (12.2, 14.3)

1.2 (−0.3, 2.6)

0.7 (−0.5, 1.9)

− 0.5 (− 2.2, 1.2)

Zinc (mg)

 Baseline

2.2 (1.5, 2.9)

2.5 (1.8, 3.3)

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

10.0 (9.3, 10.7)

10.1 (8.9, 11.4)

12.0 (11.4, 12.6)

0.1 (−1.3, 1.6)

2.0 (1.0, 2.9)

1.8 (0.4, 3.3)

 10 m - Baseline

12.6 (11.8, 13.3)

13.6 (12.7, 14.5)

13.5 (12.5, 14.6)

1.0 (− 0.2, 2.2)

1.0 (− 0.3, 2.3)

− 0.0 (− 1.4, 1.4)

Folic acid (μg)

 Baseline

26.0 (13.6, 38.5)

27.7 (16.9, 38.6)

30.4 (22.9, 37.9)

1.7 (−14.8, 18.2)

4.4 (− 10.1, 19.0)

2.7 (− 10.5, 15.9)

 4 m - Baseline

62.8 (53.4, 72.1)

79.0 (62.0, 96.1)

65.6 (55.0, 76.2)

16.3 (−3.2, 35.7)

2.8 (− 11.2, 16.9)

− 13.4 (− 33.5, 6.6)

 10 m - Baseline

98.8 (83.4, 114.3)

120.1 (92.0, 148.2)

95.2 (82.6, 107.8)

21.3 (− 10.8, 53.3)

−3.6 (− 23.6, 16.3)

− 24.9 (− 55.7, 5.9)

  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