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Table 2 Nutritional status of infants with cow’s milk protein allergy who were fed hypoallergenic formula provided by the government program

From: Evolution of nutritional status and associated factors among formula-fed infants with cow’s milk protein allergy in a government program

 

T1

T2

p value*

Weight Kga

6.1 (2.06)

9.91 (2.08)

 

Height cma

61.3 (0.079)

76.4 (0.079)

 

W/A z-scoresa

-0.72 (1.29)

-0.045 (1.15)

p < 0.001

H/A z-scoresa

-0.74 (1.56)

-0.198 (1.5)

p < 0.001

W/H z-scoresa

-0.16(1.47)

0.25 (1.19)

p < 0.001

BMI z-scoresa

-0.43 (1.36)

0.24 (1.24)

 

W/A classification n (%)

 severely underweight for age

55 (5.3)

8 (0.8)

p < 0.001

 underweight for age

104 (10)

26 (2.5)

 

 Appropriate weight for age

864 (83.4)

957 (92.4)

 

 overweight for age

13 (1.3)

45 (4.3)

 

H/A classification n (%)

  

p < 0.001

 Very low height

73 (7.1)

30 (2.9)

 

 Low height

102 (9.8)

59 (5.7)

 

 Adequate height

861 (83.1)

947 (91.4)

 

W/H classification n (%)

  

p < 0.001

 Severely underweight

26 (2.5)

5 (0.5)

 

 Underweight

47 (4.6)

17 (1.7)

 

 Normal weight (Eutrophy)

776 (75.5)

779 (75.2)

 

 Possible risk of being overweight

119 (11.6)

170 (16.4)

 

 Overweight

41 (4)

49 (4.7)

 

 Obese

18 (1.8)

16 (1.5)

 

BMI classification n (%)

  

p < 0.001

 Severely underweight

33 (3.2)

9 (0.9)

 

 Underweight

74 (7.1)

18 (1.7)

 

 Normal weight (Eutrophy)

811 (78.3)

767 (74)

 

 Possible risk of being overweight

77 (7.4)

173 (16.7)

 

 Overweight

28 (2.7)

51 (4.9)

 

 Obesity

13 (91.3)

18 (1.8)

 
  1. aMean SD standard deviation, H/A height-for-age, W/A weight-for-age, W/H weight-for-height, BMI body mass index
  2. *Wilcoxon test (p < 0.005)