Table 5:

Association between pregnancy outcomes and serum calcium level and dietary calcium intake

Categories		Mean (SD) serum calcium levels (mg/dl)	p value
Pre-eclampsia	Yes (N-91)	9.5 (0.9)	0.74
	No (N-598)	9.6 (1.0)
Preterm Birth	Yes (N-118)	9.4 (0.9)	0.13
	No (N-543)	9.6 (1.0)
Low birth weight baby	Yes (N-121)	9.4 (0.9)	0.03*
	No (N-540)	9.6 (0.9)
Neonatal mortality	Yes (N-14)	9.5 (0.8)	0.64
	No (N-638)	9.6 (0.9)
Categories		Mean (SD) dietary calcium intake (mg/day)	p value
Pre-eclampsia	Yes (N-91)	801.7 (357.4)	0.32
	No (N-605)	761.5 (379.5)
Preterm Birth	Yes (N-120)	789.8 (374.3)	0.85
	No (N-548)	796.5 (356.9)
Low birth weight baby	Yes (N-123)	796.9 (364.7)	0.95
	No (N-545)	795.0 (359.0)
Neonatal mortality	Yes (N-14)	777.7 (388.9)	0.50
	No (N-645)	793.6 (360.1)