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