Research Article
Improvement of Nutritional Status among Tuberculosis Patients by Channa striata Supplementation: A True Experimental Study in Indonesia
Table 3
Channa striata supplementation and body mass index at weeks 0–4.
| | Body mass index | All participants (n = 200) | Group | p value | | Treatment (n = 103) | Control (n = 97) |
| | Week 0 | | | | 0.625 | | Severe thinness | 70 (35.00) | 40 (38.83) | 30 (30.93) | | | Moderate thinness | 28 (14.00) | 13 (12.62) | 15 (15.46) | | | Mild thinness | 47 (23.50) | 25 (24.27) | 22 (22.68) | | | Normal | 52 (26.00) | 23 (22.33) | 29 (29.90) | | | Overweight | 3 (1.50) | 2 (1.94) | 1 (1.03) | |
| | Week 1 | | | | 0.705 | | Severe thinness | 62 (31.00) | 36 (34.95) | 26 (26.80) | | | Moderate thinness | 32 (16.00) | 15 (14.56) | 17 (17.53) | | | Mild thinness | 39 (19.50) | 20 (19.42) | 19 (19.59) | | | Normal | 64 (32.00) | 30 (29.13) | 34 (35.05) | | | Overweight | 3 (1.50) | 2 (1.94) | 1 (1.03) | |
| | Week 2 | | | | 0.501 | | Severe thinness | 56 (28.00) | 33 (32.04) | 23 (23.71) | | | Moderate thinness | 31 (15.50) | 16 (15.53) | 15 (15.46) | | | Mild thinness | 40 (20.00) | 20 (19.42) | 20 (20.62) | | | Normal | 69 (34.50) | 31 (30.10) | 38 (39.18) | | | Overweight | 4 (2.00) | 3 (2.91) | 1 (1.03) | |
| | Week 3 | | | | 0.726 | | Severe thinness | 54 (27.00) | 30 (29.13) | 24 (24.74) | | | Moderate thinness | 30 (15.00) | 17 (16.50) | 13 (13.40) | | | Mild thinness | 35 (17.50) | 17 (16.50) | 18 (18.56) | | | Normal | 75 (37.50) | 35 (33.98) | 40 (41.24) | | | Overweight | 6 (3.00) | 4 (3.88) | 2 (2.06) | |
| | Week 4 | | | | 0.923 | | Severe thinness | 47 (23.50) | 26 (25.24) | 21 (21.65) | | | Moderate thinness | 31 (15.50) | 17 (16.50) | 14 (14.43) | | | Mild thinness | 36 (18.00) | 17 (16.50) | 19 (19.59) | | | Normal | 79 (39.50) | 39 (37.86) | 40 (41.24) | | | Overweight | 7 (3.50) | 4 (3.88) | 3 (3.09) | |
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Values are presented as number (%). Chi-square test. p values compared between the treatment and control groups. |
