Intermittent Iron Folate Supplementation: Impact on Hematinic Status and Growth of School Girls

Table 3

Mean change in body mass index in the school girls after the intervention.

Study groups	Total (9–13 yrs)				“t” value
	N	Initial	Final	Mean change ± SD
		Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
IFA-1Wkly (E1)	73	14.63±1.92	15.81±1.71	1.18±1.11	E1 versus CS: 0.64^NS
IFA-2Wkly (E2)	103	14.16±1.38	15.67±1.66	1.55±0.83	E2 versus CS: 3.11^**
IFA-Daily (ED)	59	14.57±1.67	15.94±1.85	1.37±0.72	ED versus CS: 1.99^*
No-IFA (CS)	43	14.71±1.68	15.78±1.64	1.06±0.87
(F-value)	3.86^**

^NSnon significant, ^*𝑃<0.05, ^**𝑃<0.01, IFA-1Wkly: once a week IFA tablet, IFA-2Wkly: twice a week IFA tablet, IFA-Daily: daily IFA tablet, and No-IFA: no IFA tablet.