Descriptive statistics and analysis of child anthropometry at 36 months of age by treatment group, with unadjusted and adjusted models (n=1017)
| Anthropometric index | Values at 36 months* | Unadjusted model effect † (95% CI) | Adjusted model effect †,‡, §(95% CI) |
| Height (cm) | |||
| Daily IFA | 91.5 [3.5] | Reference | Reference |
| Twice weekly IFA | 90.9 [3.2] | −0.53§ (−1.05 to −0.01) | −0.55§ (−0.72 to −0.04) |
| Twice weekly MMN | 90.9 [3.5] | −0.56§ (−1.10 to −0.02) | −0.59§ (−1.13 to −0.04) |
| Weight (g) | |||
| Daily IFA | 13.3 [1.7] | Reference | Reference |
| Twice-weekly IFA | 12.9 [1.4] | −0.26§ (−0.52 to −0.01) | −0.24 (−0.49 to 0.01) |
| Twice-weekly MMN | 13.1 [1.6] | −0.22 (−0.48 to 0.04) | −0.23 (−0.49 to 0.02) |
| Height-for-age z-score | |||
| Daily IFA | −1.04 [0.9] | Reference | Reference |
| Twice-weekly IFA | −1.21 [0.8] | −0.16§ (−0.30 to −0.03) | −0.14§ (−0.28 to −0.01) |
| Twice-weekly MMN | −1.19 [0.9] | −0.15§ (−0.29 to −0.01) | −0.15§ (−0.29 to −0.01) |
| Weight-for-height z-score | |||
| Daily IFA | 0.04 [0.95] | Reference | Reference |
| Twice-weekly IFA | −0.07 [0.82] | −0.11 (−0.29 to 0.03) | −0.08 (−0.24 to 0.08) |
| Twice-weekly MMN | −0.01 [0.88] | −0.07 (-0.22 to 0.09) | −0.05 (-0.21 to 0.10) |
| Weight-for-age z-score | |||
| Daily IFA | −0.53 [0.97] | Reference | Reference |
| Twice-weekly IFA | −0.7 1 [0.84] | −0.17§ (−0.32 to −0.02) | −0.13 (−0.28 to 0.02) |
| Twice-weekly MMN | −0.66 [0.95] | −0.13 (−0.29 to 0.03) | −0.12 (−0.27 to 0.04) |
| Stunting | |||
| Daily IFA | 55 (16.4) | Reference | Reference |
| Twice-weekly IFA | 60 (17.0) | 1.05 (0.69 to 1.59) | 0.99 (0.66 to 1.51) |
| Twice-weekly MMN | 58 (17.7) | 1.10 (0.72 to 1.67) | 1.07 (0.70 to 1.64) |
| Underweight | |||
| Daily IFA | 17 (5.1) | Reference | Reference |
| Twice-weekly IFA | 22 (6.2) | 1.25 (0.66 to 2.34) | 1.18 (0.71 to 2.87) |
| Twice-weekly MMN | 23 (7.0) | 1.42 (0.76 to 2.62) | 1.43 (0.71 to 2.89) |
*Data are mean [SD] or number (%).
†Effect is difference in means for height, weight, height-for-age z-score, weight -for-height- z score, weight-for-age z score and OR for stunting and underweight.
‡Adjusted for maternal age, parity, maternal education, maternal body mass index and clustering.
§p<0.05.
IFA, iron-folic acid; MMN, multiple micronutrients.