Variables

Male

Female

SMP

(n = 78)

%

Non-SMP

(n = 103)

%

p-valuea

SMP

(n = 94)

%

Non-SMP

(n = 79)

%

p-valuea

Stunted (%)

Wasted (%)

Anemia (%)

Depleted iron stores (%)

Subclinical vitamin A deficiency (%)

Zinc deficiency (%)

19.2

23.1

83.3

0.0

3.8

35.9

23.3

23.3

70.9

1.9

16.5

13.6

1.00

0.22

<0.001

0.51

0.008

0.001

28.7

22.3

95.7

1.1

13.8

26.6

32.9

19.0

81.0

6.3

19.0

19.0

0.25

0.29

0.006

0.09

0.41

0.28