Table 3: Mean group descriptives and outcomes for part of the randomized controlled trial (n = 41).
| Iron and folic n = 23 | Iron n = 18 | p-value | |
| Boys vs. Girls | 14 vs. 9 | 12 vs. 6 | 0.70 |
| Age in years | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.83 |
| Weight in kilogram on 1st visit (SD) | 14.5 (3.1) | 14.3 (3.8) | 0.87 |
| Weight gain in 3 months (kg) | 0.58 (0.6) | 0.83 (0.6) | 0.11 |
| Length in centimetres on 1st visit (SD) | 94.1 (11.1) | 93.7 (10.9) | 0.92 |
| Length growth in 3 months (cm) | 2.54 (1.4) | 2.54 (1.2) | 0.98 |
| Hemoglobin level in mmol/l (SD) | 7.4 (0.5) | 7.3 (0.5) | 0.56 |
| Mean increase hemoglobin level (SD) | 0.31 (0.5) | 0.50 (0.5) | 0.18 |
| MCV level in fl. (SD) | 76.2 (2.0) | 75.6 (3.0) | 0.47 |
| Mean increase MCV in fl (SD) | 1.27 (1.88) | 1.36 (2.25) | 0.90 |
| Ferritin level in ug/l | 38 (19) | 16 (9) | 0.04* |
| Mean increase ferritin level in ug/l (SD) | 13 (13) | 24 (27) | 0.36 |