Equity in adherence to and effect of prenatal food and micronutrient supplementation on child mortality: results from the MINIMat randomized trial, Bangladesh

Table 1 Baseline characteristics by maternal schooling groups

	<6 years	≥6 years
Age (years)	28.13 (5.89) [1884]	24.30 (5.16) [1703]
BMI at week 8 pregnancy (kg/m²)	19.92 (2.58) [1890]	20.41 ( 2.69) [1706]
Parity
0	322/1176 (27.4)	854/1176 (72.6)
1	511/1043 (49.0)	532/1043 (51.0)
≥2	1051/1369 (76.8)	318/71369 (23.2)
Hemoglobin at baseline (g/dL)	11.57 (1.26) [1726]	11.77 ( 1.29) [1578]
Father’s schooling (years)
<6	1448/1889 (76.7)	441/1889 (23.3)
≥6	423/1686 (25.1)	1263/1686 (74.9)
Household asset score (median value)
<0.45	1641/2239 (73.3)	598/2239 (26.7)
≥0.45	483/2233 (21.6)	1750/2233 (78.4)

Abbreviation: BMI body mass index (kg/m²), calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. Data are mean (SD) [n] analyzed by student’s t test, or (%) analyzed by Chi ² test. Information on schooling and asset scores is missing on 34 out of 3625 women included in child mortality analysis. For all comparisons between schooling groups, P < 0.0001.