Table 3. Hemoglobin level and weight of the pregnant women in both the study groups before and after the intervention (n = 86).

	Study population (n = 86)
Parameter	Intervention group (n = 45)	Control group (n = 41)	t	P
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Before intervention
Hb † (g/dl)	10.34 ± 1.56	10.15 ± 1.59	0.556	0.577
Weight (Kg)	48.64 ± 8.23	46.68 ± 5.01	1.319	0.181
After intervention
Hb † (g/dl)	11.5 ± 1.24	10.4 ± 1.38	4.018	<0.001 §
Weight (Kg)	50.4 ± 8.49	46.9 ± 5.53	1.319	0.027 ¶
Change in Hemoglobin and Weight
Hb † (g/dl)	1.16 ± 1.41	0.21 ± 1.089	3.47	<0.001 §
Weight ‡	326.9 ± 91.8	244.6 ± 97.4	4.033	<0.001 §

^†Hemoglobin,

^‡weight change: grams per week

^§Highly significant

^¶Significant