Description | Non-stunted (N = 67) | Stunted (N = 71) | P |
---|---|---|---|
Country | Â | Â | Â |
 Madagascar | 35/67 (52.2%) | 43/71 (60.6%) | 0.3909 |
 Central African Republic (CAR) | 32/67 (47.8%) | 28/71 (39.4%) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 29/67 (43.3%) | 35/71 (49.3%) | 0.4993 |
 Female | 38/67 (56.7%) | 36/71 (50.7%) |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
 Median (months) | 42.7 | 38.4 | 0.3553 |
 2–3 years | 24/67 (35.8%) | 30/71 (42.2%) |  |
 3–4 years | 18/67 (26.9%) | 17/71 (23.9%) |  |
 4–5+ years | 25/67 (37.3%) | 24/71 (33.8%) |  |
Nutritional status | Â | Â | Â |
 Median HAZ score | − 1.05 | − 3.48 | 2.2e−16 |
 Median WHZ score | − 0.21 | − 0.54 | 0.0600 |
 Median hemoglobin (g/100 mL serum) | 11.6 | 10.9 | 0.0040 |
 Presence of anemia | 18/64 (28.1%) | 34/66 (51.5%) | 0.0076 |
Breastfeeding | Â | Â | Â |
 Median duration (months) | 20 | 20 | 0.8842 |
Inflammation | Â | Â | 0.4979 |
 Median AAT (mg/g dry fecal weight) | 42.0 | 43.5 |  |
 Median calprotectin (μg/g dry fecal weight) | 367.5 | 405.0 | 0.7026 |
 Elevated CRP (> 10 mg/l serum) | 4/61 (6.5%) | 13/66 (19.7%) | 0.0374 |
Parasites | Â | Â | Â |
 Presence of helminths | 34/59 (57.6%) | 36/66 (54.5%) | 0.8569 |
 Presence of Giardia | 11/59 (18.6%) | 17/66 (25.7%) | 0.3942 |
Sequencing batch | Â | Â | Â |
 Batch 1 | 26/67 (38.8%) | 27/71 (38.0%) | 1.000 |
 Batch 2 | 41/67 (61.2%) | 44/71 (62.0%) |  |