Table 1. Socio-demographic and health characteristics of the pregnant women.

Socio-demographic/health characteristics	N (%) or average
Age	30.59 ± 6.00
Nationality
Saudi	384 (96%)
Non-Saudi	16 (4.0%)
Gravidity
First pregnancy	91 (22.8%)
Second pregnancy	113 (28.2%)
Third pregnancy and above	196 (49.0%)
Parity
One child	126 (31.5%)
Two children	73 (18.3%)
Three children and above	201 (50.2%)
Prevalence of anemia
Moderate (7 to <10 g/dl)	84 (21%)
Mild (≥10 to <11 g/dl)	72 (18%)
Normal (≥11 g/dl)	244 (61%)