Table 2 Age, anthropometry and characteristics at entry of the program by comparison groups.
Mother’s profile | Groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Food Basket (Mean ± SD) | Cash transfer (Mean ± SD) | Eligible non-supported (Mean ± SD) | Non-needy control (Mean ± SD) | |
Mother’s age | 29.17 ± 6.6 | 27.82 ± 6.3 | 27.95 ± 6.9 | 28.67 ± 6.7 |
BMI before pregnancy(kg/m2) | 23.88 ± 4.5 | 23.27 ± 4.8 | 23.80 ± 5.0 | 25.09 ± 4.2* |
Weight before pregnancy(kg) | 60.56 ± 11.4 | 60.05 ± 13.1 | 60.36 ± 13.1 | 65.17 ± 10.99* |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
BMI under 18.5 (kg/m2) | 26(18.6) ** | 37(26.4) | 66(47.1) | 11(7.9) |
Hemoglobin below 11 (g/dL) | 75(31.1) ** | 51(23.9) | 126(29.4) | 31(7.1) |
Weight less than 45 kg | 17(21.3) ** | 21(26.3) | 39(48.8) | 3(3.8) |
Unfavorable weight gain in the first 4 months of pregnancy | 175(72.6) ** | 123(57.7) | 299(69.9) | 55(12.5) |
