Table 1 Child and maternal characteristics according to age of complementary foods introduction.
n | Age of Complementary Foods Introduction | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
3–6 months | ≥6 months | |||
Age at follow-up (month) | 0.002 | |||
<60 | 3890 | 450 (18.6) | 3440 (21.5) | |
≥60 | 14,556 | 1964 (81.4) | 12,592 (78.5) | |
Sex | 0.169 | |||
Male | 9401 | 1262 (52.3) | 8139 (50.8) | |
Female | 9045 | 1152 (47.7) | 7893 (49.2) | |
Birth weight (g) | 0.513 | |||
2500–2999 | 2789 | 373 (15.5) | 2416 (15.1) | |
3000–3499 | 8868 | 1128 (46.7) | 7740 (48.3) | |
3500–3999 | 5507 | 735 (30.4) | 4772 (29.8) | |
≥4000 | 1282 | 178 (7.4) | 1104 (6.9) | |
Breastfeeding status | 0.855 | |||
Never | 1367 | 181 (7.5) | 1186 (7.4) | |
Primarily | 5184 | 667 (27.6) | 4517 (28.2) | |
Exclusively | 11,895 | 1566 (64.9) | 10,329 (64.4) | |
Mother’s age at delivery (year) | <0.001 | |||
<25 | 10,949 | 1537 (63.7) | 9412 (58.7) | |
25–29 | 5229 | 590 (24.4) | 4639 (28.9) | |
≥30 | 2268 | 287 (11.9) | 1981 (12.4) | |
Maternal education | <0.001 | |||
<High school | 13,152 | 2050 (85.0) | 11,102 (69.3) | |
High school | 3480 | 283 (11.7) | 3197 (20.0) | |
>High school | 1798 | 80 (3.3) | 1718 (10.7) | |
Maternal occupation | <0.001 | |||
Farmer | 11,993 | 1840 (76.3) | 10,153 (63.4) | |
Other | 6442 | 573 (23.7) | 5869 (36.6) | |
Folic acid supplementation | 0.001 | |||
Yes | 2122 | 230 (9.6) | 1892 (11.9) | |
No | 16,218 | 2168 (90.4) | 14,050 (88.1) | |
BMI at first screening (kg/m2) | 0.466 | |||
<18.5 | 3298 | 1420 (41.7) | 2878 (18.1) | |
18.5–24.9 | 13,757 | 1807 (53.1) | 11,950 (75.1) | |
≥25 | 1261 | 178 (5.2) | 1083 (6.8) | |
Hemoglobin at first screening (g/L) | 0.140 | |||
<110 | 3061 | 426 (17.6) | 2635 (16.4) | |
110–119 | 5672 | 747 (30.9) | 4925 (30.7) | |
120–129 | 5560 | 683 (28.3) | 4877 (30.4) | |
≥130 | 4153 | 558 (23.1) | 3595 (22.5) | |
Parity | <0.001 | |||
Primigravida | 15,654 | 1953 (80.9) | 13,701 (85.5) | |
Multigravida | 2792 | 461 (19.1) | 2331 (14.5) | |
Caesarean delivery | 0.010 | |||
Yes | 13,644 | 1730 (72.1) | 11,914 (74.5) | |
No | 4747 | 671 (27.9) | 4076 (25.5) | |
