Table 1. Maternal Demographics and Clinical Variables at Birth (ITT).
| Maternal Characteristics | DCC (n=37) | ICC (n=36) | P value |
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| Age (years) | 28.3 ± 5.5 | 27.2 ± 5 | 0.35 |
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| Primipara | 15 (41) | 14 (39) | 0.89 |
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| Maternal education (years) | 14 ± 2.7 | 14 ± 2.6 | 0.96 |
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| Insurance, public | 23 (62) | 21 (58) | 0.74 |
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| Hemoglobin at admission (g/dL) | 11.6 ± 1 | 12.0 ± 1 | 0.14 |
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| Lead level at admission (mcg/dL) | 1.0 ± 0.4 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | 0.76 |
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| Ferritin at admission (ng/mL) | 23.4 ± 22 | 16.9 ± 14 | 0.07 |
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| Mode of delivery | |||
| Spontaneous vaginal | 27 (73) | 25 (69) | 0.28 |
| Instrumented vaginal | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | |
| Cesarean section | 8 (22) | 11 (31) | |
N (%) or mean ± SD