From: Feeding practices and growth among young children during two seasons in rural Ethiopia
Variables | Harvest season (n = 296) | Preharvest season (n = 291) | ||||||||
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 | n | Mean LAZ (SD) | P-value* | Mean WLZ (SD) | P-value* | n | Mean LAZ (SD) | P-value* | Mean WLZ (SD) | P-value* |
Tertile of ICFI | ||||||||||
 Low (reference) | 152 | −0.86 (1.41) |  | −0.66 (1.26) |  | 132 | −1.04 (1.23) |  | −0.78 (1.42) |  |
 Medium | 97 | −0.66 (1.43) | 0.63 | −0.59 (1.30) | 0.39 | 119 | −1.20 (1.48) | 0.41 | −0.70 (1.36) | 0.21 |
 High | 47 | −0.74 (1.35) | 0.78 | −0.63 (1.26) | 0.50 | 40 | −0.60 (1.25) | 0.40 | −0.80 (0.99) | 0.96 |
Dietary diversity (24Â h)a | ||||||||||
 Low (reference) | 140 | −0.77 (1.47) |  | −0.65 (1.25) |  | 157 | −1.13 (1.28) |  | −0.75 (1.34) |  |
 Medium | 99 | −0.81 (1.38) | 0.17 | −0.62 (1.37) | 0.50 | 75 | −1.18 (1.51) | 0.72 | −0.87 (1.36) | 0.74 |
 High | 57 | −0.66 (1.31) | 0.60 | −0.63 (1.13) | 0.42 | 59 | −0.64 (1.18) | 0.27 | −0.61 (1.33) | 0.43 |
Food group frequency (7d)a | ||||||||||
 Low (reference) | 62 | −0.95 (1.51) |  | −0.67 (1.11) |  | 34 | −1.22 (1.31) |  | −0.79 (1.55) |  |
 Medium | 75 | −0.74 (1.52) | 0.46 | −0.84 (1.39) | 0.66 | 52 | −1.09 (1.41) | 0.78 | −0.74 (1.30) | 0.93 |
 High | 159 | −0.72 (1.31) | 0.28 | −0.52 (1.26) | 0.52 | 205 | −1.01 (1.31) | 0.24 | −0.74 (1.32) | 0.96 |
Bottle feedinga | ||||||||||
 Yes (reference) | 56 | −0.75 (1.43) |  | −0.68 (1.29) |  | 32 | −0.21 (1.22) |  | −0.25 (1.15) |  |
 No | 240 | −0.78 (1.41) | 0.54 | −0.62 (1.26) | 0.39 | 259 | −1.15 (1.31) | 0.002 | −0.80 (1.35) | 0.15 |
Feeding frequencya | ||||||||||
 Low (reference) | 147 | −0.88 (1.40) |  | −0.67 (1.30) |  | 158 | −1.09 (1.21) |  | −0.85 (1.41) |  |
 Medium | 63 | −0.55 (1.24) | 0.18 | −0.36 (1.19) | 0.05 | 54 | −1.12 (1.47) | 0.44 | −0.48 (1.51) | 0.07 |
 High | 86 | −0.76 (1.53) | 0.92 | −0.78 (1.25) | 0.87 | 79 | −0.91 (1.50) | 0.79 | −0.74 (1.03) | 0.61 |