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Table 6 Effectiveness of nutrional intervention in terms of weight-for-age Z scores

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

Nutritional status

Intervention group

Control group

Baseline

f (%)

Post-test 12

f (%)

Baseline

f (%)

Post-test 12

f (%)

Moderate malnutrition

> − 2SD—3SD

105 (41.5%)

63 (24%)

110 (43.47%)

105 (41.5%)

Severe malnutrition

> − 3SD

22 (8.69%)

8 (3.16%)

16 (6.3%)

13 (5.13%)

< −2SD

0

56 (20.5%)

0

8 (3.16%)