| Characteristics | Total (301) | JUTH | BhUTH | χ2 | p value |
| Age (in days) |
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| 0 - 7 | 236 (78.4) | 185 (61.4) | 51 (16.9) | 2.549 | 0.466 |
| 8 - 14 | 49 (16.3) | 43 (14.3) | 6 (2.0) |
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| 15 - 21 | 11 (3.7) | 8 (2.7) | 3 (1.0) |
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| 22 - 28 | 5 (1.7) | 4 (1.3) | 1 (0.3) |
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| Sex |
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| Male | 193 (64.1) | 152 (50.5) | 41 (13.6) | 0.318 | 0.573 |
| Female | 108 (35.9) | 889 (29.2) | 20 (6.7) |
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| Mean birth weight (x ± SD) |
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| Gestational age at birth (weeks) | 2848.8 ± 924.6 | 2781.2 ± 901.5 | 3081.9 ± 972.5 | 2.197$ | 0.029* |
| Preterm (28 - 36 ) | 72 (23.9) | 58 (19.3) | 14 (4.7) | 0.0032 | 0.955 |
| Term (37 - 42) | 229 (76.1) | 182 (60.5) | 47 (15.6) |
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| Socioeconomic class of parents |
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| I (upper) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.018 | 0.389 |
| II (upper) | 9 (3.0) | 8 (2.7) | 1 (0.3) |
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| III (upper) | 71 (23.6) | 57 (19.0) | 14 (4.7) |
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| IV (lower) | 131 (43.5) | 98 (32.6) | 33 (11.0) |
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| V (lower) | 90 (30.0) | 77 (25.6) | 13 (4.3) |
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| Malaria parasitaemia |
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| Present | 16 (5.3) | 11 (3.7) | 5 (1.7) | 0.261 | 0.126 |
| Absent | 285 (94.7) | 229 (76.1) | 56 (18.6) |
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