Low head circumference during early childhood and its predictors in a semi-urban settlement of Vellore, Southern India

Table 4 Micronutrient status of the infants at 7th and 15th month of birth

Variable	Category	7th month			15th month			p-value
Variable	Category	n	Freq	%	n	Freq	%
Haemoglobin (g%) (n = 228)	Anaemia	228	117	51.3	227	128	56.1	0.20
Haemoglobin (g%) (n = 228)	Normal	228	111	48.7	227	99	44	0.20
α-1-acid glycoprotein (mg/dL) (n = 212)	Elevated	212	76	35.8	225	94	42	0.33
α-1-acid glycoprotein (mg/dL) (n = 212)	Normal	212	136	64.2	225	131	58	0.33
Ferritin (ng/ml) (n = 225)	Low	225	52	23.1	221	130	59	< 0.001
Ferritin (ng/ml) (n = 225)	Normal	225	173	76.9	221	91	41	< 0.001
Retinol (μg/dL) (n = 204)	Low	204	40	19.6	226	29	13	< 0.01
Retinol (μg/dL) (n = 204)	Normal	204	164	80.4	226	197	87	< 0.01
Transferrin receptor (mg/L) (n = 214)	Low	214	80	37.4	225	80	36	0.91
Transferrin receptor (mg/L) (n = 214)	Normal	214	134	62.6	225	145	64	0.91
Serum Zinc (μg/dL) (n = 217	Low	217	110	50.7	226	165	73	< 0.001
Serum Zinc (μg/dL) (n = 217	Normal	217	107	49.3	226	61	27	< 0.001

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