Table 1 Nutritional characteristics of the participants according to STH infections (n = 254)
Variables | All subjects (n = 254) | STH infections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative-to-light (n =110) | Moderate-to-heavy (n = 144) | P | ||
Before treatment (Baseline) | ||||
Haemoglobin (g/dL)* | 12.2 ± 0.14 | 12.6 ± 0.14 | 11.9 ± 0.13 | 0.005‡ |
Weight (kg)* | 24.2 ± 0.44 | 23.9 ± 0.42 | 24.4 ± 0.54 | 0.607 |
Height (cm)* | 126.8 ± 0.61 | 125.9 ± 0.95 | 127.5 ± 0.75 | 0.198 |
Anaemia†| 96 (40.2) | 34 (34.0) | 62 (44.6) | 0.099 |
Significant stunting†| 63 (24.8) | 18 (16.4) | 45 (31.3) | 0.006‡ |
Significant underweight†| 68 (26.9) | 30 (27.3) | 38 (26.6) | 0.901 |
Significant wasting†| 35 (13.8) | 20 (18.2) | 15 (10.4) | 0.075 |
Improvements after treatment | ||||
Haemoglobin (g/dL)* | 0.29 ± 0.07 | 0.09 ± 0.04 | 0.44 ± 0.12 | 0.048‡ |
Weight (kg)* | 1.16 ± 0.06 | 1.10 ± 0.07 | 1.20 ± 0.08 | 0.459 |
Height (cm)* | 1.22 ± 0.07 | 1.30 ± 0.09 | 1.15 ± 0.09 | 0.288 |