Table 1 Characteristics of the children living in the three different areas evaluated, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Study | Variable | AI 2006 | AI 2008 | AI 2010 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Cohort | Number of children | 160 (33.5) | 180 (37.7) | 138 (28.9) | |
Age | |||||
≤ 48 months | 13 (8.2) | 17 (9.4) | 28 (20.3) | 0.03 | |
> 48 and ≤ 72 months | 52 (32.7) | 61 (33.9) | 42 (30.4) | ||
> 72 and ≤ 96 months | 64 (40.2) | 76 (42.2) | 46 (33.3) | ||
> 96 months | 30 (18.9) | 26 (14.5) | 22 (16.0) | ||
Gender | |||||
Male | 78 (48.8) | 91 (50.6) | 77 (55.8) | 0.46 | |
Female | 82 (51.3) | 89 (49.4) | 61 (44.2) | ||
Cross-sectional-II | Number of children | 287 (32.2) | 316 (35.5) | 288 (32.3) | |
Age | |||||
≤ 48 months | 84 (29.3) | 100 (31.6) | 102 (35.4) | 0.70 | |
> 48 and ≤ 72 months | 77 (26.8) | 91 (28.8) | 75 (26.0) | ||
> 72 and ≤ 96 months | 93 (32.4) | 96 (30.4) | 81 (28.2) | ||
> 96 months | 33 (11.5) | 29 (9.2) | 30 (10.4) | ||
Gender | |||||
Male | 137 (47.7) | 159 (50.3) | 152 (52.8) | 0.48 | |
Female | 150 (52.3) | 157 (49.7) | 136 (47.2) | ||