The Effects of Coconut Skim Milk and Coco-Dairy Milk Blend on the Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren
Table 5
Mean weight-for-age z-scores (WAZ), height-for-age z-scores (HAZ), and BMI-for-age z-scores (BAZ) of child participants by group and time periods.
Control group
Intervention groups
value1
Cow’s milk
Coconut skim milk
Coco-dairy milk blend
n = 122
n = 100
n = 95
WAZ
Baseline
−2.44 (0.62)
−2.19 (0.62)
−2.19 (0.64)
0.031
Midline
−2.28 (0.69)
−2.01 (0.68)
−2.02 (0.69)
0.029
End line
−2.33 (0.69)
−2.10 (0.69)
−2.09 (0.70)
0.039
value2
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
HAZ
Baseline
−2.37 (0.64)
−2.35 (0.65)
−2.22 (0.52)
0.342
Midline
−2.38 (0.64)
−2.35 (0.63)
−2.21 (0.52)
0.298
End line
−2.40 (0.65)
−2.37 (0.65)
−2.26 (0.53)
0.461
value2
0.259
0.124
<0.001
BAZ
Baseline
−1.24 (0.87)
−0.90 (0.87)
−1.03 (0.92)
0.147
Midline
−1.00 (0.86)
−0.65 (0.83)
−0.81 (0.92)
0.077
End line
−1.07 (0.86)
−0.76 (0.85)
−0.87 (0.95)
0.083
value2
<0.001
<0.001
<0.001
1Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) adjusted for age, sex, household size, household estimated monthly income, mother’s educations, and father’s education. 2Repeated measure analysis of variance (ANOVA); significant at α = 0.05; acow’s milk is significantly different (lower) than coco-dairy milk blend and coconut skim milk intervention groups. Values were mean (standard deviation).
