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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of enrolled children and their families

From: Impact of a home-based nutritional intervention program on nutritional status of preschool children: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Variables

Intervention group n = 127 f (%)

Control group

n = 126 f(%)

p value

Age of the child (in years)

 3.0–4.0

63 (49.6)

79 (62.7%)

0.107

 4.1–5.0

49 (38.6)

35 (27.8%)

 5.1–6.0

15 (11.8)

12 (9.5%)

Gender of the child

 Male

59 (46.5%)

49 (38.9%)

0.138

 Female

68 (53.5%)

77 (61.1%)

Type of family

 Nuclear

66 (52%)

47 (37.3%)

0.013

 Joint

61 (48%)

79 (62.7%)

Socio-economic status of the family

 High

0 (0%)

1 (0.8%)

0.002

 Middle

20 (15.7%)

30 (23.8%)

 Poor

95 (74.8%)

94 (74.6%)

 Below poverty line

12 (9.4%)

1 (0.8%)