Variables | IPD 32/48 completed the study (Mean + SD) | IPS 43/56 completed study (Mean + SD) | P-Value |
Breast feeding [months] | 7.0 + 5.8 | 7.3 + 7.0 | 0.779 |
Birth term [weeks] | 39.5 + 1.7 | 39.3 + 2.3 | 0.561 |
Birth weight [kg] | 3.1 + 0.5 | 3.2 + 0.6 | 0.791 |
Age of first eating meat [months] | 6.5 + 1.6 | 7.2 + 3.0 | 0.115 |
Age of first eating vegetables [months] | 6.2 + 1.2 | 6.4 + 2. 1 | 0.704 |
Age of first eating fruit [months] | 6.2 + 1.1 | 6.2 + 2.2 | 0.532 |
Hemoglobin―Visit 1 [gm/dl] | 9.8 + 0.6 | 9.8 + 0.7 | 0.872 |
Hemoglobin―Visit 2 [gm/dl]* | 10.5 + 0.7 | 10.7 + 08 | 0.401 |
Hemoglobin―Visit 3 [gm/dl] (26 - 29)** | 11.0 + 0.8 | 11.2 + 0.8 | 0.591 |
Iron―Visit 1 (38 and 47)** | 41 + 32 | 41 + 32 | 0.909 |
Iron―Visit 2 (24 and 34)** | 51 + 26 | 49.6 + 26 | 0.786 |
Iron―Visit 3 (17 and 20)** | 64.60 + 32 | 47 + 19 | 0.264 |
TIBC―Visit 2 (32 and 37)** | 267 + 59 | 282 + 39 | 0.197 |
TIBC―Visit 3 (23 and 30)** | 269 + 35 | 282 + 42 | 0.214 |
MCV―Visit 2 (45 and 52)** | 70 + 7 | 70 + 7 | 0.950 |
MCV―Visit 3 (29 and 40)** | 69 + 7 | 71 + 6 | 0.110 |
RDW―Visit 2 (46 and 51)** | 16 + 2 | 17 + 3 | 0.271 |
RDW―Visit 3 (46 and 51)** | 17 + 2 | 16 + 2 | 0.058 |