Variables

SMP

(n = 172)

Non-SMP

(n = 182)

p-value

Sex (%)

Age at baseline (months)

Male

mean (SE)

45.3

106.5 (1.8)

(n = 170^a)

56.6

108.3 (1.8)

(n = 181^a)

0.043

0.48

Number of family

members (%)

3 - 4 persons

5 - 6 persons

7 - persons

45.3

41.2

13.5

41.4

43.6

14.9

0.76

Number of children at home (%)

1 - 2 children

3 - 4 children

5 - children

52.4

41.8

5.9

54.7

38.1

7.2

0.74

Birth order of the subject child (%)

1st child

2nd child

3rd child

41.2

28.2

30.6

39.8

35.4

24.9

0.29

Education level of father (%)

No education

Primary school

Secondary school

High school and higher

46.5

31.2

12.9

9.4

44.8

38.1

10.5

6.6

0.46

Education level of mother (%)

No education

Primary school

Secondary school

High school and higher

31.2

44.1

18.8

5.9

32.0

39.2

23.2

5.5

0.72

Household income per month (%)

Low income (0 - 2500 taka)

Middle income (2501 - 3000 taka)

High income (3001 - taka)

34.1

32.4

33.5

35.9

36.5

27.6

0.47

Own land (%)

0 - 14 katha

15 - 43 katha

45 - 600 katha

47.1

21.2

31.8

33.1

31.5

35.4

0.017

Number of months of rice shortage during the last year (%)

0 - 1 month/year

2 - 5 months/year

6 months/year

34.1

21.2

44.7

35.9

22.7

41.4

0.82

Frequency of fish consumption for the child (%)

Every day

3 - 6/week

1 - 2/week

<1/week

23.8

21.4

38.1

16.7

13.5

20.2

51.7

14.6

0.032

Frequency of egg consumption for the child (%)

Every day

3 - 6/week

1 - 2/week

<1/week

2.4

6.5

51.2

40.0

1.1

5.5

55.2

38.1

0.73

Frequency of poultry or meat consumption for the child (%)

Every day

3 - 6/week

1 - 2/week

<1/week

0.6

0.0

8.2

91.2

0.0

0.6

9.9

89.5

0.51