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Table 1 Demographics of population, stratified by study site

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 %)

 

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