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Table 2 Comparison of the BSID III screening test scores at age 18 months by intervention group

From: Effects of dietary intervention on vitamin B12 status and cognitive level of 18-month-old toddlers in high-poverty areas: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Variables

All subjects (n = 171)

Meat group (n = 58)

Fortified cereal group (n = 55)

Local cereal group (n = 58)

Statistics

P value

Cognitive score

21.0 ± 2.0a)

21.3 ± 1.9b)

21.2 ± 2.0b)

20.4 ± 2.0

F = 4.02

0.020

Fine motor score

18.2 ± 1.1

18.0 ± 1.1

18.3 ± 1.1

18.3 ± 1.0

F = 1.63

0.199

Gross motor score

20.1 ± 1.2

20.1 ± 1.4

20.0 ± 1.1

20.2 ± 1.1

F = 0.67

0.513

  1. a) Mean ± SD (for all results in this format)
  2. b) Compared with the local cereal group, P < 0.05