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Table 3 Anthropometric measurements at baseline, at first follow-up and for Group B at second follow-up

From: The effects of extraction of pulpally involved primary teeth on weight, height and BMI in underweight Filipino children. A cluster randomized clinical trial

 

Group A

Group B

 

Baseline

1 st follow-up a Treated

Baseline

1 st follow-up b st

2 nd follow-up Treated

 

mean (95% C.I.)

mean (95% C.I.)

mean (95% C.I.)

mean (95% C.I.)

mean (95% C.I.)

Weight (kg)

13.9 (13.6, 14.2)

14.9 (14.6, 15.2)**

13.3 (13.0, 13.6)

13.8 (13.5, 14.1)**

15.3 (14.8, 15.8)**

Height (cm)

102.4 (101.5, 103.3)

103.9 (102.9, 104.9)**

100.4 (99.3, 101.5)

102.4 (101.3, 103.5)**

104.7 (103.3, 106.0)**

BMI (kg/m²)

13.3 (13.2, 13.4)

13.8 (13.6, 14.0)**

13.1 (13.0, 13.2)

13.2 (13.1, 13.3)

13.9 (13.6, 14.2)**

WAZ (z-score)

−2.1 (−2.2, -2.0)

−1.8 (−1.9, -1.7)*

−2.4 (−2.5, -2.3)

−2.3 (−2.5, -2.1)

−1.9 (−2.1, -1.7)**

HAZ (z-score)

−1.5 (−1.7, -1.3)

−1.6 (−1.8, -1.4)**

−1.9 (−2.1, -1.7)

−1.8 (−2.0, -1.6)*

−1.8 (−2.1, -1.5)

BAZ (z-score)

−1.6 (−1.7, -1.5)

−1.2 (−1.3, -1.1)**

−1.7 (−1.8, -1.6)

−1.7 (−1.8, -1.6)

−1.1 (−1.3, -0.9)**

  1. Paired T-test, * < 0.01 ** < 0.001.
  2. a n = 85, b n = 79, c n = 63, § 7 missing.