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. 2021 Jul 30;8:2333794X211036629. doi: 10.1177/2333794X211036629

Table 2.

Comparison of Demographic, Antenatal, and Perinatal Data Between Infants With and Without Anemia.

Characteristics Anemia (n = 99) Non-anemia (n = 46) P-value
Sex n (%)
 Male 50 (69.4%) 22 (30.6%) .764
 Female 49 (67.1%) 24 (32.9%)
Maternal age (years) 31.3 ± 0.6 32.7 ± 0.9 .191
Gestational age (weeks) 38.6 ± 0.1 38.5 ± 0.2 .533
Birth weight (g) 3125 ± 38 3070 ± 70 .459
Birth weight category n (%)
 <2500 g 2 (28.6%) 5 (71.4%) .074
 2500-3999 g 93 (69.9%) 40 (30.1%)
 >4000 g 2 (66.7%) 1 (33.3%)
Total weight gain during pregnancy (kg) 12.9 ± 0.6 13.0 ± 0.8 .852
Maternal hemoglobin during pregnancy
 First trimester 12.1 ± 0.1 12.3 ± 0.2 .491
 Third trimester 11.5 ± 0.1 11.7 ± 0.2 .511
Complication of pregnancy
 Pregnancy induced hypertension
  Yes 5 (41.7%) 7 (58.3%) .101
  No 51 (60.2%) 26 (33.8%)
 Gestational diabetes
  Yes 26 (63.4%) 15 (36.6%) .929
  No 30 (62.5%) 18 (37.5%)

Data presented as mean ± SD.