Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of the study population.
Characteristic | Median (IQR) |
|---|---|
Gestational Age (weeks) | 38 (37–40) |
Birth weight (g) | 3085 (2858–3325) |
Head circumference (cm) | 34 (33–35) |
Length (cm) | 51 (49–52) |
Maternal parity | 3 (1–6) |
Percentage male (%) | 49% |
Percentage of mothers on antenatal iron/folic acid supplementation at recruitment | 97.5% |
Age at post-natal blood sampling (hours) | |
<24 hour sample (S1) | 6 (2–11) |
24–48 hour sample (S2) | 29 (26–34) |
72–96 hour sample (S3) | 77 (74–82) |
