Table 1.
Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of the study women
| Characteristics | Anaemic | Non-anaemic | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 0.79 | ||
| <21 | 2 | 16 | |
| 21-30 | 30 | 171 | |
| >30 | 4 | 31 | |
| Age1: mean (SD) | 25.50 (4.37) | 26.11 (4.03) | 0.40* |
| Education | 0.88 | ||
| Primary | 8 | 46 | |
| Secondary | 27 | 162 | |
| University | 1 | 10 | |
| Education2: mean (SD) | 9.44 (3.59) | 9.21 (3.49) | 0.57* |
| Housewives: (%) | 97.2 | 97.7 | 0.87** |
| BMI3: mean (SD) | 23.19 (1.78) | 23.54 (1.72) | 0.27* |
| Gestational age at birth4: mean (SD) | 273.58 (1.313) | 274.26 (1.148) | 0.64* |
| Caesarean delivery: (%) | 50 | 59.6 | 0.27** |
| Pregnancy weight gain5: mean (SD) | 12.87 (2.10) | 12.80 (1.97) | 0.80* |
| Newborn sex (male): (%) | 55.6 | 49.1 | 0.47** |
| Hb6 at delivery: mean (SD) | 11.57 (0.67) | 11.93 (0.71) | 0.004* |
| Ferritin7 at delivery: mean (SD) | 58.6 (43.8) | 55.6 (35.5) | 0.74*** |
| EPDS score <13: (%) | 13.9 | 4.1 | 0.018* |
1Years
2Years of completed academic education
3kg/m2
4Days
5kg
6g/dL
7mcg/dL,
*t-test
**χ2-test
***Mann-Whitney test