Table 1.
Baseline demographics, nutritional status, caloric intake, and clinical characteristics among 577 pregnant women participating in the BAN Study.
| Characteristic | N = 577 |
|---|---|
| Age (year) [mean ± SD] 1 | 25.9 ± 4.9 |
| Education | |
| No school (%) | 11.3 |
| Primary (%) | 52.8 |
| Secondary or higher (%) | 35.9 |
| Occupation Status | |
| Unemployed (%) | 81.3 |
| Employed (%) | 18.7 |
| Experienced famine season | |
| None (%) | 39.7 |
| Some (%) | 14.6 |
| All (%) | 45.7 |
| Parity (live births) [mean ± SD] | 1.7 ± 1.3 |
| Gestational age (weeks) [mean ± SD] | 25.2 ± 5.4 |
| CD4 count (cells/uL) [range (IQR) 2] | 442 (325–601) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) [mean ± SD] | 10.8 ± 1.2 |
| Daily energy total intake (kcal) [mean ± SD] | 1378 ± 821 |
| Mid-upper arm circumference (cm) [mean ± SD] | 26.4 ± 2.6 |
| Arm muscle area (cm2) [mean ± SD] | 36.6 ± 6.4 |
| Arm fat area (cm2) [mean ± SD] | 19.5 ± 7.8 |
1 SD: standard deviation; 2 IQR: interquartile range.