Table 2.

Comparison of Socio-Demographic and Obstetric Variables Between the Study Groups Before the Intervention (N= 195)

Variables	Intervention Group Mean (SD)	Control Group Mean (SD)	t	df	p	Mean Differences
Age	29.07 (5.94)	27.73 (6.35)	1.52	193	0.121	1.34
Height	159.60 (6.17)	158.74 (17.13)	0.46	193	0.642	0.86
Monthly family income	490.32 (277.31)	451.60 (235.16)	1.05	193	0.291	38.71
Weight before pregancy	61.83 (10.72)	61.87 (14.55)	−0.02	193	0.983	−0.03
Weight during pregnancy	66.00 (11.49)	68.30 (12.67)	−1.32	193	0.184	−2.29
Number of pregnancies	4.40 (2.55)	3.88 (2.59)	1.41	193	0.162	0.52
Parity	2.66 (2.04)	2.37 (2.23)	0.95	193	0.344	0.29
Number of abortions	0.76 (0.93)	0.60 (1.04)	1.11	193	0.263	0.15
Number of children	2.61 (1.99)	2.50 (2.25)	0.36	193	0.712	0.11
Hb during first trimester*	11.48 (1.29)	11.77 (1.51)	−1.43	193	0.153	−0.29

Note: *Hemoglobin during first trimester.