Table 2. General and reproductive health history and co-morbid conditions from participant interviews (except where noted) in postpartum women from intervention and control areas in 4 districts of Bangladesh.
| Variable | Intervention | Control | p-Value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height† | 0.90 | ||
| Mean (SE) (meters) | 1.5 (0.01) | 1.5 (0.01) | |
| Total n | 596 | 507 | |
| BMI at first ANC visit‡ (n = 588) | — | ||
| Mean (SE) (kg/m2) | 20.5 (0.32) | — | |
| <18.5 kg/m2 | 171 (29.1%) | — | |
| 18.5 to <25 kg/m2 | 363 (61.7%) | — | |
| ≥25 kg/m2 | 54 (9.2%) | — | |
| Number of pregnancies† | 0.45 | ||
| Mean (SE) | 2.4 (0.09) | 2.3 (0.09) | |
| 1 | 172 (29.0%) | 170 (33.6%) | |
| 2 | 202 (34.0%) | 147 (29.1%) | |
| 3 | 121 (20.4%) | 116 (22.9%) | |
| >4 | 99 (16.7%) | 73 (14.4%) | |
| Number of prior term deliveries† | 0.19 | ||
| 0 | 11 (1.9%) | 20 (4.0%) | |
| 1 | 214 (36.0%) | 186 (36.8%) | |
| 2 | 205 (34.5%) | 170 (33.6%) | |
| 3 | 104 (17.5%) | 93 (18.4%) | |
| >4 | 60 (10.1%) | 37 (7.3%) | |
| Number of prior preterm deliveries† | 0.82 | ||
| 0 | 511 (86.0%) | 446 (88.1%) | |
| 1 | 65 (10.9%) | 46 (9.1%) | |
| 2 | 13 (2.2%) | 12 (2.4%) | |
| >3 | 5 (0.9%) | 2 (0.4%) | |
| Number of prior pregnancy losses at <20 weeks† | 0.35 | ||
| 0 | 508 (85.5%) | 416 (82.2%) | |
| 1 | 73 (12.3%) | 77 (15.2%) | |
| >2 | 13 (2.2%) | 13 (2.6%) | |
| Number of living children† | 0.33 | ||
| Mean (SE) | 2.0 (0.07) | 1.9 (0.08) | |
| 0 | 4 (0.7%) | 3 (0.6%) | |
| 1 | 214 (36.0%) | 193 (38.1%) | |
| 2 | 216 (36.4%) | 187 (37.0%) | |
| 3 | 103 (17.3%) | 94 (18.6%) | |
| >4 | 57 (9.6%) | 29 (5.7%) | |
| Participants reporting medical conditions prior to pregnancy, percent (95% CI) | 0.34 | ||
| Any condition | 15.0 (9.7–20.2) | 18.6 (12.5–24.6) | |
| Diabetes | 1.2 (0.7–1.7) | 0.4 (0.0–0.9) | 0.07 |
| High blood pressure | 0.8 (0.1–1.6) | 0.6 (0.0–1.2) | 0.58 |
| Malnutrition | 1.8 (1.0–2.7) | 5.1 (1.6–8.7) | <0.01 |
| Underweight | 0.7 (0.0–1.4) | 0.6 (0.0–1.2) | 0.86 |
| Short stature | 1.3 (0.2–2.5) | 2.4 (1.1–3.7) | 0.20 |
| Asthma | 2.4 (0.5–4.2) | 2.4 (0.3–4.4) | 0.99 |
| Anemia | 5.7 (0.1–11.3) | 6.5 (0.8–12.2) | 0.83 |
| Heart condition | 0.2 (0.0–0.5) | 1.2 (0.0–2.4) | 0.01 |
Data given as number (percent), unless otherwise indicated.
*Accounts for clustering at upazila level.
†Intervention n = 594 with information from participant interview.
‡Intervention BMI n = 588 women, based on weight at first ANC visit recorded in SK register; only 4 control participants had weight recorded, so these data are not presented.
ANC, antenatal care; CI, confidence interval; SE, standard error.