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Table 2. Paired samples T test with El Estor school children characteristics n
BMI (ave.)
Baseline
After 6 months
P-value
Sex
Male
Female
318
362
16.64
16.95
16.92
17.36
0.000**
Age group
5-9
10-12
13-17
397
204 75
15.92
17.31
20.09
16.32
17.66
20.34
0.001**
0.072*
Residence
Urban
Rural
223
447
16.72
16.84
17.00
17.24
0.010**
Helminth infection No
Yes 37
111
17.18
16.43
17.44
16.86
0.428
0.022**
Anemic
175 --
16.71
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0.070*
Dosing
3 months
6 months
390
289
16.61
17.06
17.05
17.32
*. 05<P<.10 **P<.05
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