Table 1 Comparison of cohort characteristics during enrolment, year 2 and 5 of follow-up of MAL-ED cohort
From: Association between head circumference at two years and second and fifth year cognition
Enrolment (n = 251) | 2 year (n = 228) | 5 year (n = 212) | P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.960 | |||
Male | 113 (45) | 105 (46) | 98 (46.2) | |
Female | 138 (55) | 123 (54) | 114 (53.8) | |
SES | 0.977 | |||
Low (WAMI <33rd percentile) | 71 (30.2) | 71 (31.14) | 65 (30.66) | |
High (WAMI ≥33rd percentile) | 164 (69.79) | 157 (68.86) | 147 (69.34) | |
Height-for-age Z scores (HAZ)a | < 0.0001 | |||
> − 2 SD | 210 (83.67) | 126 (55.51) | 150 (70.75) | |
< − 2 to ≥ − 3 SD | 31 (12.35) | 69 (30.40) | 50 (23.58) | |
< −3 SD | 10 (3.98) | 32 (14.10) | 12 (5.66) | |
Weight-for-age Z scores (HAZ)a | 0.020 | |||
> − 2 SD | 194 (77.29) | 146 (64.32) | 149 (70.28) | |
< − 2 to ≥ − 3 SD | 41 (16.33) | 61 (26.87) | 52 (24.53) | |
< −3 SD | 16 (6.37) | 20 (8.81) | 11 (5.19) | |
Weight-for-height Z scoresa | ||||
> − 2 SD | 203 (80.88) | 202 (89) | 179 (84.43) | 0.008 |
< − 2 to ≥ − 3 SD | 37 (14.74) | 24 (10.57) | 31 (14.62) | |
< −3 SD | 11 (4.38) | 1 (0.44) | 2 (0.94) | |