Table 2. General characteristics of the study participants.
| Characteristic | Multivitamin-mineral (n=24) |
Multivitamin (n=24) |
Range | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 24 ± 4 | 26 ±5 | 18-34 | 0.199 |
| Height (cm) | 158 ± 6 | 160 ± 5 | 143-169 | 0.322 |
| Pre-pregnancy weight (kg) | 61 ± 10 | 68 ± 12 | 44-92 | 0.069 |
| Weight at study baseline (kg) | 64 ± 10 | 70 ± 120 | 47-96 | 0.059 |
| Weight at end-of-trial (kg) | 73 ± 10 | 76 ± 12 | 55-109 | 0.312 |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2) | 25 ± 4 | 26 ± 4 | 17-36 | 0.108 |
| BMI at study baseline (kg/m2) | 26 ± 4 | 28 ± 4 | 18-37 | 0.093 |
| BMI at end-of-trial (kg/m2) | 29 ± 3 | 30 ± 5 | 22-42 | 0.515 |
| Gestational age (weeks) | 39 ± 2 | 39 ± 1 | 37-41 | 0.789 |
| Cesarean section (%) | 10 (42) | 11 (46) | - | 0.771 |
Data are means± standard deviation, BMI: Body mass index