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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the women, by antenatal supplementation group

From: Thymic size is increased by infancy, but not pregnancy, nutritional supplementation in rural Gambian children: a randomized clinical trial

Maternal group

FeFol

MMN

PE+FeFol

PE+MMN

N

219

219

218

219

Maternal age (years)

29.3 (6.74)

30.4 (6.67)

29.0 (6.47)

29.9 (6.84)

Maternal education (years completed)a

1.34 (3.06)

2.03 (3.78)

1.52 (3.42)

1.31 (2.97)

Gestational age at booking (weeks)

13.8 (3.39)

13.7 (3.36)

13.6 (3.36)

13.4 (3.16)

Parity

4.30 (2.72)

3.81 (2.62)

3.95 (2.72)

4.34 (2.75)

Proportion of nulliparous women (%)

10.2

12.5

11.7

7.5

Weight (kg)

55.0 (9.0)

55.4 (9.83)

56.0 (9.29)

55.7 (10.7)

Height (cm)

161.6 (6.21)

162.1 (5.73)

161.9 (5.58)

161.6 (5.91)

BMI (kg/m2)

21.0 (3.23)

21.1 (3.76)

21.4 (3.30)

21.3 (3.59)

Proportion of women with BMI < 18.5 kg/m2

18.3

21.9

16.5

17.4

Proportion of women with BMI > 25 kg/m2

8.7

11.9

12.8

10.5

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

11.4 (1.40)

11.4 (1.33)

11.2 (1.39)

11.4 (1.33)

Proportion of women with haemoglobin < 11 g/dL

36.5

36.2

39.5

39.1

  1. Abbreviations: FeFol iron-folic acid, MMN multiple micronutrients, PE protein energy, BMI body mass index
  2. aMean of sum of years at Koranic or English Medium school