Table 6 Effect of maternal supplementation on growth of the breastfed infant

Weight/age z scores Mean (SD)

14 weeks

0.44 (1.03)

0.06 (1.09)

0.058 (-0.01, 0.77)

0.455 (-1.52, 0.68)

6 months

0.61 (1.17)

0.15 (1.13)

0.035 (0.03, 0.88)

9 months

0.65 (1.16)

0.28 (1.15)

0.098 (-0.07, 0.82)

Length/age z score Mean (SD)

14 weeks

-0.59 (1.08)

-0.48 (1.12)

0.613 (-0.51, 0.3)

0.891 (-1.29. 1.12)

6 months

-0.35 (1.03)

-0.47 (1.24)

0.574 (-0.3, 0.54)

9 months

0.39 (1.14)

0.41 (1.17)

0.899 (-0.42, 0.47)

Head circumference/age z score Mean (SD)

14 weeks

0.50 (1.07)

0.73 (1.1)

0.249 (-0.63, 0.17)

0.247 (-1.45, 0.37)

6 months

0.42 (1.19)

0.66 (1.03)

0.267 (-0.64, 0.18)

9 months

0.51 (1.02)

0.68 (1.01)

0.368 (-0.57, 0.21)

BMI/age z score Mean (SD)

14 weeks

1.06 (0.98)

0.46 (1.11)

0.058 (-0.01, 0.77)

0.154 (-1.29, 0.21)

6 months

1.07 (1.14)

0.56 (1.2)

0.021 (0.08, 0.94)

9 months

1.17 (1.17)

0.69 (1.23)

0.042 (0.02, 0.94)

Weight/length z score Mean (SD)

14 Weeks

1.26 (0.96)

0.64 (1.1)

0.002 (0.23, 0.99)

0.154 (-1.08, 0.17)

6 months

1.15 (1.11)

0.67 (1.16)

0.026 (0.06, 0.9)

9 months

1.18 (1.14)

0.72 (1.19)

0.041 (0.02, 0.92)

MUAC/age z score Mean (SD)

14 weeks

0.49 (0.97)

0.04 (1.08)

0.02 (0.07, 0.83)

0.145 (-4.78, 0.71)

6 months

0.62 (1.07)

0.25 (1.17)

0.076 (-0.04, 0.79)

9 months

0.79 (1.05)

0.38 (1.05)

0.046 (0.01, 0.82)

TSF/age z score Mean (SD)

14 weeks

0.64 (0.77)

0.06 (1.08)

0.001 (0.24, 0.93)

0.178 (-4.33, 0.8)

6 months

0.95 (0.48-1.6)

0.52 (-0.09-1.23)

0.013

9 months

1.32 (0.47-1.75)

0.74 (-0.07-1.3)

0.004