Table 1 Participant characteristics at age 6 mo

Number of children^b

1417

599

2016

Proportion of boys

50.5%

47.6%

49.6%

Mean (SD) weight, kg

7.0 (1.0)

7.3 (1.0)

7.1 (1.0)

Mean (SD) length, cm

63.4 (2.4)

64.2 (2.6)

63.6 (2.5)

Mean (SD) weight-for-age z-score

−0.7 (1.1)

− 0.5 (1.2)

− 0.7 (1.2)

Mean (SD) length-for-age z-score

−1.4 (1.0)

− 1.2 (1.1)

− 1.4 (1.1)

Mean (SD) weight-for-length z-score

0.3 (1.1)

0.4 (1.1)

0.3 (1.1)

Mean (SD) hemoglobin, g/L

103.6 (16.1)

103.7 (15.3)

103.6 (15.9)

Proportion with LAZ < −2 scores

29.1%

23.4%

27.4%

Proportion with Hb < 105 g/L

50.6%

54.4%

51.7%

Proportion with ZPP > 70 μmole/mole heme^c

68.7%

69.8%

69.0%

Proportion with malaria^d

16.7%

9.7%

14.5%

Mean (SD) maternal education, completed years

4.7 (3.6)

3.8 (3.5)

4.4 (3.6)

Mean (SD) maternal age, years

26.1 (6.2)

25.1 (6.0)

25.8 (6.1)

Mean (SD) Household Food Insecurity Access Score

6.5 (6.0)

5.0 (4.3)

6.0 (5.6)