Description of the sex, age, socio-demographic and anthropometric measures of infants who were assessed with the eye-tracking tests
| Malawian infants (n=37) | Finnish infants (n=39) | p Value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Females, N and percentage | 18 (48.6%) | 20 (51.3%) | 0.818 |
| Age, days | 274 (6)† | 274 (4) | 0.942 |
| Socio-demographics | |||
| Mothers' years of education | 3.4 (3.9) | 16.1 (2.6) | <0.001 |
| Fathers’ years of education | 5.1 (4.4) | 15.4 (2.6) | <0.001 |
| Mothers’ age, years | 24 (5) | 32 (5) | <0.001 |
| No. of children in the household | 2.4 (1.2) | 1.7 (1.2) | 0.030 |
| No. of people in the household | 4.8 (1.9) | 3.8 (1.2) | 0.055 |
| Child anthropometrics | |||
| Weight, kg | 7.95 (0.98) | 9.09 (1.03) | <0.001 |
| Length, cm | 67.0 (2.1) | 73.3 (2.5) | <0.001 |
| MUAC, cm | 14.5 (1.2) | 15.5 (1.2) | 0.001 |
| Head circumference, cm | 44.0 (1.3) | 45.3 (1.2) | <0.001 |
| Weight-for-age | −0.71 (1.01) | 0.48 (0.98) | <0.001 |
| Weight-for-length | 0.39 (1.10) | 0.08 (0.87) | 0.178 |
| Length-for-age | −1.76 (0.80) | 0.98 (1.07) | <0.001 |
| Head circumference-for-age | −0.55 (0.93) | 0.71 (0.84) | <0.001 |
| MUAC-for-age | 0.11 (1.04) | 0.95 (1.02) | 0.001 |
*Means were compared with t-tests, percentage differences and nominal data were compared with χ2.
†Mean (SD) all such values.
MUAC, mid upper arm circumference.