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Table 2 Description by nutritional support: comparison of the main characteristics at inclusion and follow-up data, WADANUT study, 2014-2016, N=326

From: Assessment of dietary diversity and nutritional support for children living with HIV in the IeDEA pediatric West African cohort: a non-comparative, feasibility study

Characteristics by nutritional support

Counseling

N=234

FBF

N=63

RUTF

N=29

 

At inclusion

N

%

N

%

N

%

p-value*

Age groups

      

<0.001

 0-2 years

13

5.6

3

4.8

11

37.9

 

 2-10 years

221

94.4

60

95.2

18

62.1

 

Sex

      

0.715

 Girls

109

46.6

33

52.4

14

48.3

 

 Boys

125

53.4

30

47.6

15

51.7

 

Country

      

0.109

 Benin

64

27.4

16

25.4

11

37.9

 

 Côte d’Ivoire

107

45.7

35

55.6

16

55.2

 

 Togo

63

26.9

12

19.0

2

6.9

 

Immunodeficiency by agea

      

<0.001

 No

133

56.8

36

57.1

7

24.1

 

 Moderate

32

13.7

2

3.2

5

17.2

 

 Severe

29

12.4

14

22.2

12

41.4

 

 Missing

40

17.1

11

17.5

5

17.2

 

Stunting

      

<0.001

 Yes (HAZ<-2 SD)

33

14.1

39

61.9

22

75.9

 

 No (HAZ≥-2 SD)

201

85.9

24

38.1

7

24.1

 

Follow-up

 Median time of follow-up (IQR)

4.9 (3.0-5.7)

4.6 (2.8-6.1)

4.3 (3.1-5.4)

 

 Mean weight gain (kg) at last visit (sd)

0.97 (1.42)

1.38 (1.66)

1.87 (1.65)

 

 Mean WAZ gain at last visit (sd)

0.07 (0.45)

0.38 (0.77)

0.97 (1.24)

 

 Mean WHZ/BAZ gain at last visit (sd)

0.07 (0.74)

0.37 (0.72)

1.15 (1.69)

 
  1. WAZ Weight-for-Age Z-score, WHZ/BAZ Weight-for-Height/BMI-for-Age Z-score, HAZ Height-for-Age Z-score, FBF Fortified Blended Flours group, RUTF Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food group
  2. * Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test
  3. a WHO guidelines 2006