Variables

Time

SMP

(n = 172)

Non-SMP

(n = 182)

p-valuea

p-valueb

mean

SE

mean

SE

Hemoglobin (g/L)

Hematocrit (%)

Serum ferritin (µg/L)

Serum iron (µmol/L)

Red blood cell (RBC)

(million/µL)

Mean cell volume (MCV) (f/L)

Unsaturated iron binding capacity (UIBC) (µmol/L)

Total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) (µmol/L)

Transferrin saturation (%)

Serum retinol (µg/dL)

Serum zinc (mg/L)

Baseline

Endline

Change

Baseline

Endline

Change

Baseline

Endline

Change

Baseline

Endline

Change

Baseline

Endline

Change

Baseline

Endline

Change

Baseline

Endline

Change

Baseline

Endline

Change

Baseline

Endline

Change

Baseline

Endline

Change

Baseline

Endline

Change

10.7

10.6

0.0

32.5

34.7

2.3

60.5

69.3

8.8

11.1

15.2

4.1

4.0

4.1

0.2

82.3

84.8

2.5

54.5

50.5

−4.0

65.0

63.3

−1.7

17.9

24.5

6.7

37.6

41.6

4.0

0.9

1.2

0.3

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.2

2.5

2.7

2.9

0.3

0.3

0.3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.5

0.3

0.9

0.9

1.3

1.0

0.7

1.1

0.7

0.6

0.7

1.3

1.5

1.7

0.03

0.04

0.03

11.0

10.5

−0.5

32.1

34.6

2.6

55.2

64.7

9.4

11.8

14.9

3.1

3.9

4.0

0.1

81.4

86.5

5.1

52.2

47.9

−4.3

63.6

63.1

−0.5

18.8

24.1

5.2

31.8

36.3

4.5

1.1

1.4

0.3

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.4

0.3

0.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

0.3

0.3

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.7

0.8

0.9

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.4

0.6

0.6

1.0

0.7

1.2

0.04

0.04

0.04

<0.001

<0.001

0.38

0.51

0.09

0.86

0.10

0.048

0.23

0.042

0.10

<0.001

0.041

0.85

0.22

0.39

0.22

0.13

0.001

0.83

<0.001

0.30

<0.001

0.80

0.45

0.21

0.001

<0.001

0.02

0.95

0.34

0.02

0.69