Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the study participants at enrolment
Indicators | Intervention (N = 180) | Control (N = 180) | p-value/t-test |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%)/ mean (± SD) | n (%)/ mean (± SD) | ||
Mother characteristics | |||
Age | 26.9 (± 0.5) | 27.2 (± 0.5) | 0.74 |
< 20 years | 14 (7.8) | 8 (4.4) | 0.56 |
20–24 years | 61 (33.9) | 53 (29.4) | |
25–29 years | 51 (28.3) | 43 (23.9) | |
≥ 30 years | 49 (27.2) | 53 (29.4) | |
Education | |||
No education | 19 (10.6) | 6 (3.3) | 0.05 |
Up to primary (1–5 class) | 52 (28.9) | 52 (28.9) | |
Up to secondary (6–10 class) | 101 (56.1) | 108 (60.0) | |
Above secondary (≥ 11 class) | 8 (4.4) | 14 (7.8) | |
Birth order | |||
1 | 67 (37.2) | 68 (37.8) | 0.86 |
2–3 | 93 (51.7) | 89 (49.4) | |
≥ 4 | 20 (11.1) | 23 (12.8) | |
Child characteristics | |||
Sex | |||
Male | 84 (46.7) | 91 (50.6) | 0.46 |
Female | 96 (53.3) | 89 (49.4) | |
Height (cm) | 65.6 (± 0.2) | 65.0 (± 0.2) | 0.04 |
Weight (kg) | 7.04 (± 0.1) | 7.01 (± 0.1) | 0.72 |
Height for age z-score | -0.48 (± 0.1) | -0.78 (± 0.1) | 0.03 |
Weight for age z-score | -0.72 (± 0.1) | -0.79 (± 0.1) | 0.56 |
Height for weight z-score | -0.46 (± 0.1) | -0.31 (± 0.1) | -0.23 |
Household information | |||
Socioeconomic status | |||
Poor | 59 (32.8) | 60 (33.3) | 0.97 |
Middle | 36 (20.0) | 34 (18.9) | |
Rich | 85 (47.2) | 86 (47.8) | |
Religion | |||
Muslim | 147 (81.7) | 161 (89.4) | 0.04 |
Others | 33 (18.3) | 19 (10.6) | |