Table 2 Haematological parameters mean (standard deviation) and anaemia prevalence at age 06.5 years according to gender of child, Butajira birth cohort study, Ethiopia. N = 739

11.8 (1.1)

11.8 (1.08)

11.7 (1.15)

0.12 (−0.04-0.28)^a

0.14

4.5 (0.37)

4.51 (0.35)

4.52 (0.37)

0.12 (−0.04-0.06)^a

0.66

26.1 (2.2)

26.2 (2.16)

26.1 (2.24)

0.13 (−0.19-0.45)^a

0.43

31.6 (1.5)

31.8 (1.35)

31.7 (1.56)

0.02 (−0.18-0.23)^a

0.82

81.1 (4.8)

81.3 (4.69)

81.0 (4.82)

0.40 (−0.28-1.09)^a

0.25

257 (34.8)

119 (33.0)

138 (36.5)

0.85 (0.63-1.15)^b

0.31