| Variables |
Total |
Control |
Milk |
Egg |
F |
P -Value |
| n (%) |
Mean ±SD |
n (%) |
Mean ±SD |
n (%) |
Mean ±SD |
n (%) |
Mean (SD) |
| Height |
|
113.62 ±12.0 |
|
113.76 ±11.7 |
|
114.69 ±12.73 |
|
112.41 ±12.32 |
0.323 |
0.725A |
| Weight |
|
18.84 ±4.28 |
|
18.51 ±3.89 |
|
19.12 ±4.31 |
|
18.90 ±4.73 |
0.155 |
0.857A |
| MUAC |
|
16.24 ±1.57 |
|
16.01 ±1.40) |
|
16.17 ±1.4 |
|
16.54 ±1.83 |
0.898 |
0.411A |
| H/A z score |
|
-1.67 ±0.86 |
|
-1.58 ±0.72 |
|
-1.46 ±0.62 |
|
-1.96 ±1.12 |
2.759 |
0.069A |
| Significant Stunting |
23(25.5) |
|
6(6.7) |
|
5(5.6) |
|
12(13.3) |
|
|
0.22¶ |
| Mild Stunting |
53(58.9) |
|
18(20) |
|
21(23.3) |
|
14(15.6) |
|
|
|
| Normal |
14(15.6) |
|
6(6.7) |
|
4(4.4) |
|
4(4.4) |
|
|
|
| W/A z score |
|
-1.65 ±0.53 |
|
-1.7 ±0.49 |
|
-1.6 ±0.34 |
|
-1.65 ±0.71 |
0.3 |
0.742A |
| Significant Underweight |
23(25.6) |
|
10(11.1) |
|
2(2.2) |
|
11(12.2) |
|
|
<0.001F |
| Mild Underweight |
60(66.7) |
|
19(21.1) |
|
28(31.10 |
|
13(14.4) |
|
|
|
| Normal |
7(7.8) |
|
1(1.1) |
|
0(0.0) |
|
6(6.7) |
|
|
|
| W/H z score |
|
-0.81 ±0.72 |
|
-0.92 ±0.64 |
|
-0.84 ±0.77 |
|
-0.67 ±0.74 |
0.917 |
0.404 A |
| Significant Wasting |
4(4.4) |
|
1(1.1) |
|
2(2.2) |
|
1(1.1) |
|
|
0.76¶ |
| Mild Wasting |
33(36.6) |
|
13(14.4) |
|
9(10) |
|
11(12.2) |
|
|
|
| Normal |
53(58.9) |
|
16(17.8) |
|
19(21.1) |
|
18(20) |
|
|
|
|
SD: Standard Deviation
AIndependent t, ¶ Pearson Chi-Square Test., F Fisher exact test.
Significantly underweight/stunting/wasting (Moderate + Severe) Z score: <-2 SD
Mildly underweight/stunting/wasting: Z score ≤ -2 SD ≤ x < -1 SD
Normal: Z score -1 SD ≤ x ≤ 2 SD. |
| Table 1: Anthropometric characteristics of children in the Control group, Milk group and Egg group. |
