Table 1 Hematological and biochemical profile stratified according to anemic and non-anemic pregnant women

(n = 253)

(n = 147)

Maternal age (years)

27.53 ± 5.31

28.02 ± 4.97

 HGB (g/dl)

9.31 ± 1.34

11.89 ± 0.80

 WBC (/μL)

10.26 ± 1.68

6.13 ± 1.39

 HCT (%)

29.08 ± 3.34

35.43 ± 4.76

 MCHC (g/dl)

31.88 ± 2.02

33.43 ± 1.58

 MCV (fl)

78.72 ± 9.02

85.94 ± 8.32

 RDW (%)

16.87 ± 5.95

14.79 ± 3.55

 Serum ferritin (ng/ml)^a

19.7 (15.2–94.0)

29.3 (21.4–106)

 Serum iron (μg/dl)^a

88.3 (73.9–182)

152.7 (81.0–201)

 TIBC (μg/dl)^a

369 (118.0–532.0)

302 (93–379)

 TfS (%)^a

20.7 (6.6–26.4)

24.6 (8.1–27.5)

 Total Bilirubin (μmol/l)

18.09 ± 6.63

18.64 ± 6.33

 Direct Bilirubin (μmol/l)

5.45 ± 2.13

5.82 ± 2.37

 Indirect Bilirubin (μmol/l)

12.79 ± 6.08

13.26 ± 6.06

MCV (< 80 fL)^b

43 (16.9%)

8 (5.4%)

RDW (> 15%)^b

38 (15.0%)

5 (3.4%)

Serum iron(< 40 μg/dl)^b

47 (18.6%)

9 (6.1%)

Ferritin (< 12 ng/ml)^b

41 (16.2%)

9 (6.1%)

TIBC(> 500 μg/dl)

39 (15.4%)

5 (3.4%)