Effects of a Cereal and Soy Dietary Formula on Rehabilitation of Undernourished Children at Ouagadougou, in Burkina Faso

Table 5

Anthropometric parameters according to the two studies.

		2011 study			2006 study		t-test: ∧→ *: P
Parameters	Females (172) Mean	Males (132) Initial mean	All children (304)^∧	Females (286) Mean	Males (264) Initial mean	All children (550)*
Age (months)	13.31 ± 6.64	14.53 ± 6.72	13.84 ± 6.68	15.64 ± 8.08	15.01 ± 6.87	15.30 ± 7.41	0.004
Weight (kg)	5.64 ± 1.29	6.10 ± 1.27	5.84 ± 1.30	5.82 ± 1.17	6.28 ± 1.36	6.07 ± 1.29	0.013
Height (cm)	68.78 ± 6.16	70.85 ± 6.26	69.68 ± 6.27	68.07 ± 6.13	68.43 ± 7.48	68.27 ± 7.13	0.004
BP (cm)	10.46 ± 1.10	10.71 ± 1.21	10.57 ± 1.15	10.75 ± 1.13	10.99 ± 1.25	10.88 ± 1.20	<0.001

BP: Brachial perimeter.