Table 1

Subjects included in the analysis, from enrolment (top row) to final number with complete data (bottom row), N (%)

Southern AsiaLatin AmericaSub-Saharan Africa
BGDINVNEBBRFPELSAVTZHTotal
Enrolled2652512402333033142621868
Complete anthropometry*213 (80)228 (91)228 (95)169 (73)208 (69)237 (75)215 (82)1498 (80)
Complete anthropometry* and pathogen history†206 (78)200 (80)208 (87)83 (36)198 (65)217 (69)206 (79)1318 (71)
Complete anthropometry*, pathogen history† and complementary diet data‡206 (78)200 (80)208 (87)81 (35)198 (65)199 (63)199 (76)1291 (69)
  • *Children with baseline anthropometry, at least one weight and length measurement in each time period (0–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–11, 12–17 and 18–24 months), and last anthropometry at 22+ months. Lost in this stage are 11 children who died, 269 children who moved away and 87 children who dropped out or their status was unknown, as well as three children who did not have at least one anthropometry measurement in each period.

  • †Children with at least one fully tested surveillance stool in each time period (0–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–11, 12–17 and 18–24 months); 591 children (46%) had only one fully tested surveillance stool during any time period.

  • ‡Children with at least one quantitative complementary diet recall in each time period (9–11, 12–17 and 18–24 months); 87 children (6.7%) had only one 24-hour recall during any time period.

  • Sites: BGD, Bangladesh (Dhaka); INV, India (Vellore); NEB, Nepal (Bhaktapur); BRF, Brazil (Fortaleza); PEL, Peru (Loreto); SAV, South Africa (Venda); TZH, Tanzania (Haydom).