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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of children included in the study

From: The effects of extraction of pulpally involved primary teeth on weight, height and BMI in underweight Filipino children. A cluster randomized clinical trial

Characteristics

Group A (n = 100)

Group B (n = 102)

 
 

n

(%)

n

(%)

p-value*

Male

49

(49)

36

(35)

0.05

Female

51

(51)

66

(65)

 
 

Mean  ±  SD

Mean  ±  SD

p-value**

Age (months)

59.9 ± 5.0

59.7 ± 4.7

0.7

Pufa-score

2.3 ± 1.4

2.4 ± 1.8

0.8

Weight (kg)

13.9 ± 1.2

13.2 ± 1.4

< 0.001

Height (cm)

102.2 ± 4.3

100.2 ± 5.2

< 0.01

BMI (kg/m²)

13.3 ± 0.6

13.1 ± 0.7

< 0.01

WAZ (z-score)

−2.1 ± 0.6

−2.5 ± 0.8

< 0.001

HAZ (z-score)

−1.6 ± 0.8

−1.9 ± 1.0

< 0.01

BAZ (z-score)

−1.6 ± 0.5

−1.7 ± 0.7

0.04

  1. * Chi²-test, ** Independent Sample T-test.
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