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Table 2 Baseline and endpoint anthropometric z-scores of participants by maternal baseline PHQ- 9 score

From: Impact of maternal depression on malnutrition treatment outcomes in older children with sickle cell anemia

Variables

Total cohort (n = 101)

Maternal Baseline PHQ-9 score < 5 (n = 75)

Maternal Baseline PHQ-9 score ≥ 5 (n = 26)

P value#

BMI z-score at baseline, mean (std. dev.)

-3.7 (0.5)

-3.7 (0.5)

-3.7 (0.5)

0.958

BMI z-score at 12 weeks, mean (std. dev.)

-3.2 (0.6)

-3.1 (0.6)

-3.3 (0.6)

0.296

Weight-for-age z-score at baseline, mean (std. dev.)

-3.6 (0.7)

-3.6 (0.6)

-3.4 (0.8)

0.312

Weight-for-age z-score at 12 weeks, mean (std. dev.)

-3.3 (0.7)

-3.3 (0.7)

-3.2 (0.8)

0.681

Height-for-age z-score at baseline, mean (std. dev.)

-2.3 (1.0)

-2.3 (0.9)

-2.1 (1.1)

0.312

Height-for-age z-score at 12 weeks, mean (std. dev.)

-2.3 (1.0)

-2.3 (1.0)

-2.1 (1.1)

0.412

  1. # Chi-square test for counts; Two sample t-test for means
  2. PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire 9