Table 3 Gender differences in anthropometry, hemoglobin, and ferritin levels of infants aged 3 and 5 months
| Â | Birth | 3 months | 5 months | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Male` | Female | p value | Male | Female | p value | Male | Female | p value |
|  | n = 46 | n = 45 |  | n = 46 | n = 45 |  | n = 43 | n = 45 |  |
Weight (kg), median (IQR) | 3.1 (2.8–3.4) | 3.1 (2.8–3.3) | 0.621 | 6.0 (5.7–6.5) | 5.6 (5.2–6.2) | 0.001 | 7.0 (6.6–7.6) | 6.6 (6.1–7.3) | 0.003 |
Body length (cm), median (IQR) | 48.0 (46.9–50.0) | 48.0 (46.5–49.0) | 0.623 | 61.9 (60.1–63.3) | 59.3 (57.9–61.7) | < 0.001 | 65.8 (64.3–68.6) | 64.5 (62.5–66.2) | 0.001 |
HC (cm), median (IQR) | 33.0 (32.0–34.5) | 33.0 (32.0–33.0) | 0.051 | 40.5 (40.0–41.1) | 39.8 (39.0–41.0) | 0.007 | 42.5 (41.5–43.0) | 41.8 (41.0–42.8) | 0.061 |
|  |  |  |  | n = 46 | n = 44 |  | n = 42 | n = 44 |  |
Hb (g/L), mean (SD) | Â | Â | Â | 112.8 (7.9) | 114.0 (8.5) | 0.523 | 117.3 (7.4) | 120.4 (9.3) | 0.082 |
|  |  |  |  | n = 46 | n = 45 |  | n = 41 | n = 44 |  |
Ferritin (µg/L), median (IQR) |  |  |  | 88.9 (59.4–149.6) | 145.3 (76.1–240.3) | 0.039 | 40.1 (25.9–60.8) | 57.2 (31.5–82.4) | 0.095 |