Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study population

Characteristic	IV iron group (n = 50)	Oral iron group (n = 50)	p value
Age (yr)	25.2 ± 2.33	25.2 ± 2.28	0.93 (NS)
Multiparity	41(82 %)	40 (80 %)	1.00 (NS)
Literacy less than 10th grade	46 (92 %)	47 (94 %)	1.00 (NS)
Gestational age at inclusion (wk)	30.5 ± 2.16	29.2 ± 2.42	0.07 (NS)
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	7.81 ± 0.43	7.88 ± 0.42	0.34 (NS)
Reticulocyte count (%)	1.7 ± 0.24	1.7 ± 0.22	0.86 (NS)
Serum ferritin (ng/mL)	10.7 ± 1.47	10.4 ± 1.89	0.37 (NS)