2.8. Statistical Analyses
STATA version 15 was used to analyze the data. The distribution of the data was checked for skewness and kurtosis for each of the micronutrient variables, followed by a graphical cross-verification by making a histogram plot against the normal distribution curve; the data were found to be normally distributed. A Chi-square test was used to evaluate the difference between child characteristics and the study group at the baseline for categorical variables, whereas a t-test was used for continuous variables. A paired sample 