From: Stunting is associated with blood lead concentration among Bangladeshi children aged 2-3 years
Current Study Population (n = 618) | Pabna (n = 317, 51.3 %) | Sirajdikhan (n = 301, 48.7 %) | |
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Number (%) | |||
Sex | |||
Male | 307 (49.7) | 156 (49.2) | 151 (50.2) |
Female | 311 (50.3) | 161 (50.8) | 150 (49.8) |
Stunting Status | |||
Stunted | 324 (52.4) | 135 (42.6) | 189 (62.2) |
Not Stunted | 294 (47.6) | 182 (57.4) | 112 (37.2) |
Child Smoke Exposure | |||
Exposed | 260 (42.1) | 158 (49.8) | 102 (33.9) |
Not Exposed | 358 (57.9) | 159 (50.2) | 199 (66.1) |
Mother's education | |||
Primary or less | 285 (46.1) | 141 (44.5) | 144 (47.8) |
Secondary or greater | 333 (53.9) | 176 (55.5) | 157 (52.2) |
Mother's Protein | |||
Low | 139 (22.5) | 1 (0.3) | 138 (45.8) |
Medium | 336 (54.4) | 184 (58.0) | 152 (50.5) |
High | 143 (23.1) | 132 (41.6) | 11 (3.7) |
Mean (SD) | |||
Birth Gestational Age (weeks) | 37.9 (2.0) | 37.1 (2.0) | 38.8 (1.6) |
Missing | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Age (months) | 28 (2.9) | 27.8 (2.8) | 28.3 (3.0) |
Mother's Weight at Enrollment (kg) | 46.6 (7.6) | 45.1 (7.1) | 48.1 (7.9) |
Mother's Height (cm) | 151.4 (5.6) | 151.1 (5.1) | 151.7 (6.2) |
Child's Birth Weight (kg) | 2.85 (0.4) | 2.8 (0.5) | 2.9 (0.3) |
n (%) ≤ 2.5 kg | 90 (14.6) | 71 (22.4) | 19 (6.3) |
Child's Birth Length (cm) | 46.6 (2.4) | 46.9 (2.3) | 46.2 (2.5) |
HOME Score | 42.7 (2.6) | 41.5 (2.7) | 44 (1.8) |
Missing | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Maternal Depression | 15.2 (2.8) | 15.3 (2.1) | 15.1 (3.5) |
Missing | 272 | 125 | 147 |