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Table 4 Impact of C4D interventions on infants’ growth indices along one year of follow up

From: Promoting weaning practices and growth of Egyptian infants by using communication for behavioral development approach

Variables

Pre intervention

(N = 180)a

(Male = 72)

(Female = 108)

post intervention

(N = 180)a

(Male = 72)

(Female = 108)

P

WAZ Underweight

Male

13 18.1%

1216.7%

NS

Female

40 37.0%

1816.7%

 < 0.01**

Total

53 29.4%

3016.7%

 < 0.01**

HAZ Stunting

Male

11.4%

6 8.3%

NS

Female

3 2.8%

0 0%

 

Total

4 2.2%

6 3.3%

NS

WHZ

   

Wasting

Male

56.9%

00%

 

Female

21.9%

00%

 

Total

73.9%

00%

 

Overweight

Male

2737.5%

2433.3%

NS

Female

3431.5%

1211.1%

0.003**

Total

6133.8%

3620.0%

NS

Obese

Male

1216.6%

00%

 

Female

13 12.0%

00%

 

Total

2513.9%

00%

 
 

Mean ± SD

Mean + SD

 

BMI (Kg/m2)

8.60 ± 8.75

8.32 ± 8.52

0.237

BMI percentiles

72.66 ± 35.20

72.54 ± 31.34

0.986

FFM

10.16 ± 4.92

13.29 ± 2.79

0.003**

FM

5.47 ± 4.23

3.21 ± 1.47

0.009**

Fat%

32.36 ± 14.80

19.89 ± 6.77

0.000**

TBW

10.15 ± 6.49

14.99 ± 7.06

0.022*

  1. aThe only Data included for the analysis were for mothers who completed their attendance for the activation process and their nfants included prior to and after the intervention (180 infants out of 301 infants)
  2. *significant < 0.05, **highly significant < 0.01, ¤ the tests are not conducted due to small sample sizes
  3. HAZ Height-for-age Z score, FFM Fat free mass, WHZ Weight-for- Height Z score, TBW Total body water