Table 1 ENID subsample characteristics
From: Impaired growth in rural Gambian infants exposed to aflatoxin: a prospective cohort study
Variable | n | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|
Gender, n (%) | 374 | |
Male | 192 (51·3) | |
Female | 182 (48·7) | |
Ethnicity, n (%) | 348 | |
Fula | 30 (8·6) | |
Jola | 11 (3·2) | |
Mandinka | 304 (87·4) | |
Other | 3 (0·9) | |
Mothers’ education, n (%) | 352 | |
< 1 year formal education | 235 (66·8) | |
> 1 year formal education | 117 (33.2) | |
Birth weight (kg) | 335 | 3·04 ± 0·39 |
Birth weight categories, n (%) | 335 | |
Low (< 2.5 kg) | 25 (7·5) | |
Normal (2.5–3.9 kg) | 307 (91·6) | |
High (≥4.0 kg) | 3 (0·9) | |
Birth length (cm) | 50·2 ± 5·0 | |
LAZ at birth | −0·53 ± 0·98 | |
WAZ at birth | −0·57 ± 0·83 | |
WLZ at birth | −0·65 ± 1·11 | |
LAZ at 2 y of age | 343 | -1·31 ± 0·97 |
WAZ at 2 y of age | 344 | -1·33 ± 0·91 |
WLZ at 2 years | 342 | −0·93 ± 0·91 |
Stunted growth at 2 y of age, n (%) | 343 | 89 (25·9) |
Wasting at 2 y of age, n (%) | 344 | 44 (12·9) |
Underweight at 2 y of age, n (%) | 342 | 84 (24·4) |
Age of introduction of non-breast milk foods, n (%) | 374 | |
0–3 months | 62 (16·6) | |
4–5 months | 186 (49·7) | |
6 months | 126 (33·7) | |
Diarrhoea episodes (first 2 y of life) | 4·3 (3·6) | |
Total morbidity episodes (first 2 y of life) | 13·2 (7·1) | |
Infant supplementation group, n (%) | 374 | |
LNS + MMN | 192 (51·3) | |
LNS only | 182 (48·7) |