Table 1 |
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Baseline Characteristics of children with TB randomized in the trial (n = 255) |
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Variable |
Placebo (n = 127) |
Multivitamins (n = 128) |
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Age, in years, Median (IQR)a |
1.50 (0.83, 2.42) |
1.54 (0.79, 2.92) |
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Shillingsb spent on food per household per day, Median (IQR)a |
2500.00 (2000.00, 3000.00) |
2000.00 (2000.00, 3000.00) |
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Age categories, n (%) |
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≤ 6 months |
9 (7.09%) |
13 (10.16%) |
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6 months to ≤ 3 years |
93 (73.23%) |
85 (66.40%) |
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> 3 years |
25 (19.68%) |
30 (23.44%) |
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Females, n (%) |
60 (47.24%) |
56 (43.75%) |
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HIV-infected, n (%) |
37 (29.13%) |
50 (39.06%) |
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≤ 6 months |
4 (44.44%) |
4 (30.77%) |
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6 months to ≤ 3 years |
23 (24.73%) |
29 (34.12%) |
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> 3 years |
10 (40.00%) |
17 (56.67%) |
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Marital Status of Mother, n (%) |
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Single |
15 (11.81%) |
15 (11.72%) |
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Married |
81 (63.78%) |
70 (54.69%) |
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Divorced |
2 (1.58%) |
3 (2.34%) |
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Cohabiting |
20 (15.75%) |
32 (25.00%) |
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Separated |
6 (4.72%) |
7 (5.47%) |
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Widowed |
3 (2.36%) |
1 (0.78%) |
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Mother Literate, n (%) |
114 (89.76%) |
117 (91.41%) |
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Mother's Occupation, n (%) |
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Housewife |
75 (59.05%) |
71 (55.47%) |
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Small business/Farm/Informal Income |
41 (32.28%) |
42 (32.81%) |
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Business woman |
3 (2.36%) |
6 (4.69%) |
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Public House/Restaurant |
1 (0.79%) |
1 (0.78%) |
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Professional (Nurse/Teacher) |
2 (1.58%) |
2 (1.56%) |
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Skilled Office Work |
0 (0.00%) |
2 (1.56%) |
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Unskilled Employment |
3 (2.36%) |
4 (3.13%) |
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Other |
2 (1.58%) |
0 (0.00%) |
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Meat or fish consumption, n (%) |
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Never/Less than once per month |
2 (1.61%) |
4 (3.15%) |
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Sometimes/1-3 times per month |
13 (10.48%) |
11 (8.66%) |
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About once per week |
33 (26.61%) |
31 (24.41%) |
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2-4 times per week |
69 (55.65%) |
77 (60.63%) |
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Everyday/5-7 times per week |
7 (5.65%) |
4 (3.15%) |
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Admitted to the Hospital, n (%) |
21 (16.54%) |
21 (16.41%) |
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a IQR: Inter-Quartile Range b 1000 Tanzanian Shillings ≈ 1 US Dollar at the time of the trial |
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Mehta et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:120 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-120 |
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