Baseline characteristics, prevalence of stunting at 24 months and mean Δ HAZ (change in height-for-age z-score) 0–24 months in the Maternal and Infant Nutrition Interventions in Matlab cohort, Bangladesh.
| Characteristics | n/n (%) | Stunted at 24 months n/n (%) | Mean Δ HAZ 0–24 months |
| Mother’s age (years) | |||
| <20 | 395/2723 (14.5) | 199/395 (50.4) | −0.74 |
| 20–29 | 1556/2723 (57.1) | 753/1556 (48.4) | −1.05 |
| >30 | 772/2723 (28.4) | 417/772 (54.0) | −1.28 |
| Mother’s education | |||
| No education | 913/2723 (33.5) | 556/913 (60.9) | −1.27 |
| Enrolled in primary school (1-5y) | 624/2723 (22.9) | 364/624 (58.3) | −1.24 |
| Completed primary school (>5 y) | 1186/2723 (43.6) | 449/1186 (37.9) | −0.83 |
| Father’s education | |||
| No education | 867/2723 (31.8) | 532/867 (61.4) | −1.29 |
| Enrolled in primary school (1-5y) | 670/2723 (24.6) | 369/670 (55.1) | −1.12 |
| Completed primary school (>5 y) | 1186/2723 (43.6) | 468/1186 (39.5) | −0.89 |
| Parity | |||
| First child | 791/2723 (29.0) | 348/791 (44.0) | −0.76 |
| Second child | 774/2723 (28.4) | 385/774 (49.7) | −1.09 |
| Third or more child | 1158/2723 (42.5) | 636/1158 (54.9) | −1.28 |
| Number of saris mother owns | |||
| <5 | 1078/2723 (39.6) | 665/1078 (61.5) | −1.26 |
| 5–8 | 865/2723 (31.8) | 427/865 (49.4) | −1.03 |
| >8 | 780/2723 (28.6) | 277/780 (35.5) | −0.87 |
| Child at birth | |||
| Small for gestational age | 1606/2723 (59.0) | 972/1606 (60.5) | −1.26 |
| Appropriate for gestational age | 1117/2723 (41.0) | 397/1117 (35.5) | −0.94 |
| Low birth weight | 797/2723 (29.3) | 546/797 (68.5) | −0.56 |
| Normal birth weight | 1926/2723 (70.7) | 823/1926 (42.7) | −1.29 |
| Preterm (<37 weeks of gestation) | 190/2723 (7.0) | 117/190 (61.6) | 0.02 |
| Term | 2533/2723 (93) | 1252/2533 (49.4) | −1.15 |