Table 1 Mean anthropometric indices and comparison according to sex
From: Determinants of infant growth in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
All infants aged 0–11 months (n = 723) | A subset of infants aged 0–5 months (n = 412) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WLZ Mean (95% CI) | LAZ Mean (95% CI) | WAZ Mean (95% CI) | WLZ Mean (95% CI) | LAZ Mean (95% CI) | WAZ Mean (95% CI) | |
All infants (n = 723) | +0.04 (-0.07 to +0.14) | -0.76 (-0.88 to -0.65) | -0.49 (-0.59 to -0.39) | +0.01 (-0.11 to +0.14) | -0.52 (-0.66 to -0.38) | -0.41 (-0.53 to -0.30) |
Boys (n = 378) | +0.07 (-0.06 to +0.20) | -0.85 (-1.00 to -0.72) | -0.52 (-0.66 to -0.39) | +0.06 (-0.10 to +0.21) | -0.65 (-0.86 to -0.43) | -0.47 (-0.63 to -0.30) |
Girls (n = 345) | -0.004(-0.13 to +0.14) | -0.66 (-0.80 to -0.51) | -0.45 (-0.58 to -0.33) | -0.04(-0.22 to 0.14) | -0.37 (-0.54 to -0.20) | -0.35 (-0.50 to -0.20) |
t-test p | NS* | 0.038 | NS* | NS* | 0.03 | NS |