Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the pregnant women
| FCM | FS | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | |||
| Mean age | 26.43 ± 3.6 | 26.26 ± 3.46 | 0.647 |
| 20 | 11 | 7 | |
| 21–30 | 146 | 155 | |
| > 30 | 24 | 19 | |
| Parity | |||
| Primigravidae | 64 | 71 | |
| Multigravidae | 117 | 110 | |
| POG (weeks) | |||
| Mean | 25.8 ± 2.8 | 25.8 ± 2.9 | 0.627 |
| < 28 weeks | 105 | 109 | |
| > 28 weeks | 76 | 72 | |
| Prepregnancy wt (kg) | |||
| Mean | 51.14 ± 5.19 | 51.44 ± 5.92 | 0.634 |
| < 40 | 2 | 2 | |
| 40–50 | 137 | 141 | |
| > 50 | 42 | 38 | |
| Base line Hb (gm%) | 9.20 ± 0.44 | 9.17 ± 0.51 | 0.570 |
| Baseline serum ferritin (ng/ml) | 10.63 ± 4.9 | 10.38 ± 4.8 | 0.629 |
*Baseline comparison shows no difference in variables between FCM and FS group