Table 1 The demographic characteristics, helminth infections and nutritional status across the complete cases at baseline
|  | Metric | Value | Total (n = 1073) | Control arm (n = 592) | Intervention arm (n = 481) | p-value for difference between arms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demography | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Male (%) | Â | 56.8 | 55.9 | 57.8 | 0.536 |
| Â | Mean age [SD] | Â | 11.7 [1.9] | 11.7 [2.0] | 11.7 [1.8] | 0.873 |
Helminth infection | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Any STH | Prevalence (%) | 25.6 | 21.6 | 30.6 | 0.001 |
| Â | Ascaris | Prevalence (%) | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 0.844 |
| Â | Â | Mean FEC (EPG) | 270.1 | 252.4 | 291.8 | 0.861 |
| Â | Trichuris | Prevalence (%) | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.005 |
| Â | Â | Mean FEC (EPG) | 7.0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0.072 |
| Â | Hookworm | Prevalence (%) | 20.9 | 16.2 | 26.6 | 0.000 |
| Â | Â | Mean FEC (EPG) | 142.4 | 63.7 | 239.3 | 0.000 |
| Â | Schistosoma mansoni | Prevalence (%) | 0.2 | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.158 |
|  |  | Mean FEC (EPG) |  < 0.1 | 0.08 | 0 | 0.158 |
Nutritional indicators | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Hemoglobin concentration | g/dl [SD] | 11.4 [1.5] | 11.4 [1.4] | 11.3 [1.6] | 0.058 |
| Â | Anemia | Severe (%) | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.041 |
| Â | Â | Moderate (%) | 31.7 | 31.9 | 31.4 | 0.852 |
| Â | Â | Mild (%) | 22.9 | 23.1 | 22.7 | 0.852 |
| Â | BMIAZ | Mean [SD] | -0.74 [1.08] | -0.81 [1.03] | -0.65 [1.14] | 0.019 |
|  | Thinness | Severe (< -3 SD) | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.660 |
| Â | Â | Moderate ([ -2 SD, -3 SD]) | 9.5 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 0.319 |
| Â | HAZ | Mean [SD] | -0.66 [1.51] | -0.66 [1.54] | -0.65 [1.48] | 0.948 |
|  | Stunting | Severe (< -3 SD) | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 0.262 |
| Â | Â | Moderate ([ -2 SD, -3 SD]) | 11.0 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 0.333 |