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Table 3 Average intake of selected nutrients expressed as % RDA at baseline, at follow-up and between-groups difference in change between the two time points

From: Effect of a maternal counselling intervention delivered by community health workers on child nutrition: secondary analysis of a cluster randomised controlled trial in India

Nutrient

Mean intake in % RDA

Baseline Follow-up

Difference in change between groups

 
 

Intervention

(n = 299)

Control

(n = 222)

Intervention

(n = 299)

Control

(n = 222)

(95% CI)

ICC

Energy

77.38

74.72

85.51

78.72

4.85 (− 2.45; 12.16)

0.070

Protein

123.97

120.80

143.67

133.45

8.01 (−7.65; 23.68)

0.103

Vit C

39.65

38.69

49.46

36.88

11.52(−1.73; 24.77)

0.005

Thiamine

71.21

67.46

95.67

74.24

17.33(−14.98; 49.63)

< 0.001

Riboflavin

74.97

74.99

88.26

83.92

4.32(−8.53; 17.16)

0.054

Niacin

49.07

48.23

53.23

49.58

3.15(−3.18; 9.48)

0.062

Vit B6

51.41

50.06

59.35

53.62

4.75(−2.54; 12.03)

0.072

Folate

95.50

89.12

106.70

99.10

0.93(−12.42; 14.29)

0.092

Vit B12

55.65

58.56

64.85

71.94

−4.17(−20.11; 11.77)

0.062

Calcium

48.97

48.21

56.58

54.64

1.44(−5.85; 8.73)

0.083

Iron

38.31

44.79

55.25

49.27

2.24(−7.43; 11.91)

0.043

  1. The difference in change is calculated using linear mixed effect regression model by subtracting change in the control group from change in the intervention group. A positive difference means the intake among the intervention group increased to a higher extent than the control group between baseline and end of follow-up