[Retracted] Intensive Health Care plus Vitamin D Administration Benefits the Growth and Development of Young Children and Reduces the Incidence of Nutritional Disorders

Table 4

Comparison of nutritional status of children in three groups ().

Groups	n	Time point	Hb (g/L)	ALB (mg/L)	Upper arm circumference (cm)
Vitamin D group	42	Before intervention	108.32 ± 3.89	31.78 ± 1.73	10.42 ± 1.28
		3 months after intervention	116.76 ± 3.76^③	35.46 ± 1.79^③	13.58 ± 1.24^③
		6 months after intervention	121.24 ± 3.73^③④	39.23 ± 1.84^③④	15.91 ± 1.32^③④
		F	125.579	25.923	194.500
		value	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
IHC group	44	Before intervention	109.14 ± 3.92	31.45 ± 1.85	10.25 ± 1.26
		3 months after intervention	115.36 ± 3.73^③	36.31 ± 1.76^③	14.13 ± 1.21^③
		6 months after intervention	122.45 ± 3.69^③④	38.84 ± 1.82^③④	16.12 ± 1.35^③④
		F	136.482	189.364	241.351
		value	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01
Combination group	45	Before intervention	108.74 ± 3.95	31.44 ± 1.76	10.37 ± 1.24
		3 months after intervention	121.49 ± 3.67^①②③	38.94 ± 1.73^①②③	15.98 ± 1.23^①②③
		6 months after intervention	129.86 ± 3.74^①②③④	44.79 ± 1.78^①②③④	19.85 ± 1.27^①②③④
		F	354.633	652.954	657.701
		value	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01

Compared with the vitamin D group at the same time point, ^①; compared with the IHC group at the same timepoint, ^②; compared with the same group before the intervention, ^③; compared with the same group after 3 months of intervention, ^④.