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Table 2 Weight (birth, 1, 3, and 6 months) and MUAC (6 months) of Intervention and Control

From: A village-matched evaluation of providing a local supplemental food during pregnancy in rural Bangladesh: a preliminary study

 

Intervention group (n = 8)

Control group (n = 4)

Outcome

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P

 

Weight (kg)

 Birth weight

2·91

0·19

2·72

0·13

0·13

 

 1 month

3·88

0·35

3·44

0·33

0·06

 

 3 month

5·64

0·74

4·87

0·49

0·09

 

 6 month

7·01

0·89

6·53

0·67

0·37

 

MUAC (cm)

 6 month

12·83

0·62

12·01

0·21

0·03

 

Low birth weighta

0·04

0.10

0·16

0.18

0·28

 

MUAC< 12.5a

0·26

0·22

0·71

0·22

0·01

 
  1. aEvent rate
  2. Note: Village means for birth weight, weight at 1, 3 and 6 months, and MUAC at 6 months are shown in Additional file 2: Table S2
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