Effect on longitudinal growth and anemia of zinc or multiple micronutrients added to vitamin A: a randomized controlled trial in children aged 6-24 months

Table 2 Proportions of study subjects with anemia¹ at baseline and 12 months by HIV status and treatment arm

Cohort	Treatment arms	n	Subjects with anemia n (%)²
			Baseline	12 months	P value†
HIV-uninfected (n = 196)	Vitamin A only	64	49 (76.6)	38 (59.4)	0.0278
	Vitamin A + zinc	67	51 (76.1)	42 (62.7)	0.0833
	Multiple micronutrients	65	54 (83.1)	38 (58.5)	0.0017
All cohorts (n = 210)	Vitamin A only	68	52(76.5)	40 (58.8)	0.0186
	Vitamin A + zinc	71	54 (76.1)	46 (64.8)	0.1306
	Multiple micronutrients	71	60 (84.5)	43 (60.6)	0.0011

¹ Anemia is defined as hemoglobin level below 11 g/dL [25]
² Analysis includes subjects with hemoglobin available at baseline and twelve months
†Within group changes from baseline (McNemar Test)

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