Table 1 Distribution of baseline variables
| Â | Aug-15 | Aug-16 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 20,185 | N = 4149 | |||
Burkina Faso | Mali | Burkina Faso | Mali | |
N = 9889 | N = 10,296 | N = 2098 | N = 2051 | |
Number (%) | Â | Number (%) | Â | |
General characteristics | ||||
 Gender | ||||
  Boy | 5087 (51.4) | 5290 (51.4) | 1095 (52.2) | 1126 (54.9) |
  Girl | 4802 (48.6) | 5006 (48.6) | 1003 (47.8) | 925 (45.1) |
 Age in months | ||||
  12-Mar | 1540 (16.0) | 1387 (14.6) | 283 (13.7) | 304 (15.4) |
  24-Dec | 2151 (22.3) | 2242 (23.6) | 448 (21.7) | 415 (21.0) |
  24–36 | 2124 (22.0) | 2095 (22.1) | 475 (23.0) | 487 (24.7) |
  36–48 | 1956 (20.2) | 2044 (21.5) | 449 (21.7) | 395 (20.0) |
  48 +  | 1886 (19.5) | 1733 (18.2) | 411 (19.9) | 371 (18.8) |
  Number missing | 232 | 795 | 32 | 79 |
 Intervention arm | ||||
  Placebo | 4907 (49.6) | 5192 (50.4) | 1036 (49.4) | 1037 (50.6) |
  AZ | 4982 (50.4) | 5104 (49.6) | 1062 (50.6) | 1014 (49.4) |
 Distance to health facility | ||||
  < 1 km | 1759 (17.8) | 4524 (43.9) | 433 (20.6) | 915 (44.6) |
  1–4 km | 6,044 (61.1) | 1608 (15.6) | 1212 (57.8) | 307 (15.0) |
  5–9 km | 1908 (19.3) | 1737 (16.9) | 426 (20.3) | 345 (16.8) |
  10 + km | 178 (1.8) | 2427 (23.6) | 27 (1.3) | 484 (23.6) |
Nutritional status measures | ||||
 Height-for-age | ||||
  Median z-score [IQR] | – | – | − 1.2 [− 2.0- − 0.4] | − 1.2 [− 2.1- − 0.1] |
  Mildly stunted (− 2 < z < − 3) |  |  | 356 (17.2) | 335 (17.1) |
  Severely stunted (z < − 3) |  |  | 164 (7.9) | 204 (10.4) |
  Number missing |  |  | 32 | 91 |
 Weight-for-age | ||||
  Median z-score [IQR] | – | – | − 1.2 [− 2.2- − 0.4] | − 1.0 [− 1.9- − 0.3] |
  Mildly underweight (− 2 < z < − 3) |  |  | 366 (17.7) | 302 (15.4) |
  Severely underweight (z < − 3) |  |  | 265 (12.8) | 128 (6.5) |
  Number missing |  |  | 32 | 91 |
 Weight-for-height/length | ||||
  Median z-score [IQR] | – | – | − 0.9 [− 2.0- 0.0] | − 0.6 [− 1.5- 0.1] |
  Mildly wasted (− 2 < z < − 3) |  |  | 260 (12.4) | 186 (9.1) |
 Severely wasted (z < − 3) |  |  | 292 (13.9) | 131 (6.4) |
  Number missing |  |  | 0 | 12 |
 MUAC | ||||
  Median MUAC in mm [IQR] | 145 [136–152] | 145 [135–155] | 145 [136–152] | 145 [139–155] |
  Moderately low MUAC (125-135 mm) | 1762 (17.8) | 1781 (17.6) | 395 (18.8) | 310 (15.2) |
  Severely low MUAC (< 125 mm) | 578 (5.8) | 768 (7.6) | 112 (5.3) | 105 (5.2) |
  Number missing | 0 | 147 | 0 | 14 |
 MUAC-for-age | ||||
  Median z-score [IQR] | − 0.8 [− 1.4 to − 0.1] | − 0.7 [− 1.4 to 0.0] | − 0.8 [− 1.4 to − 0.2] | − 0.6 [− 1.2 to 0.0] |
  Low MUAC-for-age (− 2 < z < − 3) | 807 (8.4) | 745 (8.0) | 145 (7.0) | 112 (5.7) |
  Very low MUAC-for-age (z < − 3) | 126 (1.3) | 184 (2.0) | 28 (1.4) | 21 (1.1) |
  Number missing | 334 | 924 | 42 | 93 |