Anthropometric measurements of children in Chetla slum (n=4) and RG Kar slum (n=5), including mean measurements across both groups (n=9)
| Preintervention mean (SD) | Postintervention mean (SD) | Difference between combined mean preintervention and postintervention (p value) | |||||||
| Combined mean (n=9) | Chetla | RG Kar | Interslum difference (n too small for p value) | Combined mean (n=9) | Chetla | RG Kar | Interslum difference (n too small for p value) | ||
| Height (cm) | 110.3 | 109.5 (20.6) | 111.1 (17.7) | −1.6 | 111.8 | 102.2 (21.0) | 111.3 (17.7) | −9.1 | +1.5 (p=0.79) |
| Weight (kg) | 20.4 | 23.4 (16.1) | 17.4 (5.4) | +6.0 | 21.2 | 16.6 (16.9) | 17.6 (5.2) | −1.0 | +0.8 (p=0.67) |
| BMI (m/kg2) | 15.6 | 17.4 (5.2) | 13.8 (0.9) | +3.6 | 15.9 | 15.7 (4.8) | 14.0 (1.1) | +1.7 | +0.3 (p=0.67) |
| MUAC (cm) | 16.8 | 18.2 (5.2) | 15.5 (1.8) | +2.7 | 17.5 | 16.9 (5.7) | 15.9 (1.3) | +1.0 | +0.7 (p=0.79) |
Values presented as mean (SD). For p values, Mann-Whitney U test (two tailed) was used, significant at p<0.05.
BMI, body mass index.