Table 1 General characteristics according to their iron status at ≤ 12 weeks of gestation
Characteristics | All subjects (N = 90) | Women with iron deficiency SF < 30 μg/L (N = 63)a | Women with sufficient iron stores SF ≥30 μg/L (N = 27) a | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (Mean ± SD | 26 ± 5 | 26 ± 5 | 26 ± 5 | 0.28 |
POG in weeks (Mean + SD) | 9 ± 2 | 9 ± 2 | 9 ± 2 | 0.38 |
Gravidity, n (%) | ||||
Prime | 28 (31.1) | 22 (34.9) | 06 (22.2) | 0.41 |
One | 34(37.8) | 23 (36.5) | 11 (40.7) | |
≥ two | 28 (31.1) | 18 (28.6) | 10 (37.1) | |
Ethnicity, n (%) | ||||
Sinhala | 28 (31.1) | 18 (28.6) | 10 (37.0) | 0.70 |
Tamil | 27 (30.0) | 19 (30.2) | 08 (29.6) | |
Moor | 33 (36.7) | 24 (38.1) | 09 (33.4) | |
Other | 02 (2.2) | 02 (3.1) | 00 (0.0) | |
Level of education, n (%) | ||||
No schooling | 04 (4.4) | 02 (3.2) | 02 (7.4) | 0.22 |
Primary | 04 (4.4) | 04 (6.3) | 00 | |
Secondary | 79 (87.8) | 56 (88.9) | 23 (85.2) | |
Collegiate | 03 (3.4) | 01 (1.6) | 02 (7.4) | |
Tertiary | 00 | 00 | 00 | |
Employment, n (%) | ||||
Unemployed | 76 (84.4) | 54 (85.7) | 22 (81.5) | 0.21 |
Employed | 14 (15.6) | 09 (14.3) | 05 (18.5) | |
Monthly family income, n (%) | ||||
< USD 294 | 71 (78.8) | 51 (81.0) | 20 (74.1) | 0.32 |
≥ USD 294 | 14 (15.6) | 10 (15.9) | 04 (14.8) | |
Don’t know | 05 (5.6) | 02 (3.1) | 03 (11.1) | |