Table 1 Characteristics of adolescents according to assigned treatment.

From: Tenth year reenrollment randomized trial investigating the effects of childhood probiotics and calcium supplementation on height and weight at adolescence

 

Casei

n = 120

Reuteri

n = 124

RC

n = 124

LC

n = 126

Found (n = 60)

Unfound (n = 60)

Found (n = 55)

Unfound (n = 69)

Found (n = 70)

Unfound (n = 54)

Found (n = 53)

Unfound (n = 73)

Baseline characteristics of intervention study

Female, n (%)

27 (45)

27 (45)

35 (63.6)

21 (30.4)

36 (51.4)

22 (39.3)

28 (52.8)

29 (40.8)

Living in flooding area, n (%)

40 (66.7)

38 (63.3)

39 (70.9)

43 (62.3)

43 (61.4)

39 (69.6)

36 (67.9)

45 (63.4)

Low maternal education (> 9 years), n (%)

21 (35)

20 (33.9)

22 (40.7)

20 (29.4)

19 (27.1)

10 (18.2)

19 (35.8)

24 (33.8)

Stunting historya n (%)

15 (25)

19 (31.7)

13 (23.6)

24 (34.8)

24 (34.3)

20 (37)

16 (30.2)

22 (30.1)

Subject’s characteristics of follow-up study

Age at follow-up study (year)

15.4 ± 1.3d

–

15.3 ± 1.2e

–

15.3 ± 1.2

–

15.3 ± 1.3f

–

Sufficient family incomeb, n (%)

13 (21.7)d

–

10 (18.2)e

–

8 (11.4)

–

6 (11.3)f

–

PAQ-C Score

2.13 ± 0.5d

–

2.05 ± 0.5e

–

2.11 ± 0.5

–

2.18 ± 0.6f

–

DQI-A Score

34.9 ± 7.9d

–

34.7 ± 8.9e

–

32.0 ± 9.6

–

32.5 ± 8.8f

–

L:Mc

0.23 (0.02–2.25)d

(n = 52)

–

0.26 (0.02–2.07)g

(n = 50)

–

0.23 (0.02–0.61)

(n = 53)

–

N/A

–

  1. Values are mean ± SD, or median (min–max), or n (%).
  2. Unfound defined as subjects who moved, died, loss to follow-up and refused to participate in the follow-up study.
  3. DQI-A diet quality index-adolescent, L:M lactulose mannitol ratio, PAQ-C physical activity questionnaire-children.
  4. aDefined as a height-for-age Z-score < − 2 SDs before the intervention.
  5. bDefined as family monthly income meeting the regional minimum wage.
  6. cTested and analyzed in 155 subjects.
  7. dCasei compared to RC, analysis between groups, two tailed independent t-test analysis; P>0.05
  8. e Reuteri compared to RC, analysis between groups, two tailed independent t-test analysis; P>0.05
  9. f LC compared to RC, analysis between groups, two tailed independent t-test analysis; P>0.05
  10. gSignificantly different, Reuteri versus RC (p < 0.05); Mann-Whitney analysis.
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