Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants by intervention group
Participant characteristics | Intervention groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | Corn-soy blend | Milk-LNS | Soy-LNS | |
Number of participants | 209 | 209 | 212 | 210 |
Infant male sex, N (%) | 109 (52.2%) | 95 (45.5%) | 105 (49.5%) | 102 (48.6%) |
Age (months) | 6.02 (0.23) | 6.03 (0.24) | 6.02 (0.25) | 6.04 (0.25) |
Hba (g/L) | 94 (17) | 95 (16) | 96 (17) | 93 (17) |
Weight (kg) | 7.01 (0.89) | 6.97 (0.99) | 7.09 (0.97) | 7.00 (0.88) |
Length (cm) | 63.1 (2.15) | 62.9 (2.16) | 63.2 (2.39) | 63.0 (2.40) |
WAZ | − 0.81 (1.05) | − 0.82 (1.17) | − 0.70 (1.11) | − 0.81 (1.12) |
LAZ | − 1.66 (0.94) | − 1.70 (0.94) | − 1.59 (1.05) | − 1.69 (1.11) |
WLZ | 0.41 (1.05) | 0.43 (1.09) | 0.50 (1.05) | 0.46 (1.01) |
Household asset Z-score | 0.02 (1.03) | 0.00 (0.95) | 0.01 (1.01) | − 0.03 (1.01) |
Maternal education, years | 3.51 (3.33) | 3.69 (3.16) | 3.81 (3.42) | 3.04 (3.11) |
Bed net use | 145 (74.0%) | 145 (72.5%) | 146 (73.4%) | 143 (73.0%) |
Malaria prevalence, PCR | 28 (16.3%) | 20 (11.6%) | 25 (14.0%) | 25 (14.5%) |