Table 2 Micronutrients measurements comparison of participant children
Micronutrients | Healthy control (n = 65) | GMPP (n = 126) | RMPP (n = 16) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted-ferritin (mg/L), Median (IQR) | 47.00 (34.55–67.10) | 95.85 (60.68–143.25) | 179.50 (109.23–290.85) | < 0.001* |
Adjusted-ferritin (mg/L), Median (IQR) a | 47.00 (34.55–67.10) | 96.40 (61.00–143.20) | 171.45 (104.90–238.55) | < 0.001* |
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL), Median (IQR) | 902.00 (737.00–1031.00) | 1090.00 (901.00–1604.00) | 942.00 (685.00–1333.00) | 0.165 |
Folate (ng/mL), Median (IQR) | 16.45 (12.81–19.85) | 16.64 (13.00–20.53) | 15.87 (14.66–19.75) | 0.803 |
Vitamin D (ng/mL), Median (IQR) | 19.93 (16.28–24.06) | 22.10 (15.53–31.54) | 24.92 (16.54–33.94) | 0.227 |
Unadjusted-vitamin A (mg/L), Median (IQR) | 25.10 (21.90–29.05) | 16.95 (13.38–22.63) | 10.90 (9.38–14.98) | < 0.001* |
Adjusted-vitamin A (mg/L), Median (IQR) a | 25.10 (21.90–29.05) | 17.00 (13.53–22.93) | 12.23 (9.83–15.43) | < 0.001* |