Assessment of Folic Acid Supplementation in Pregnant Women by Estimation of Serum Levels of Tetrahydrofolic Acid, Dihydrofolate Reductase, and Homocysteine

Table 1

The descriptive data of pregnant women participating in the study ().

Variable	Frequencies (%)
Age (mean ± SD)	24.37 ± 3.5
Education
Illiterate	15 (19.7%)
Literate	61 (80.3%)
History of abortion	7 (9.2%)
History of still child birth	3 (3.9%)
Pregnancy planned	61 (80.3%)
Dietary pattern	Vegetarians (98.02%); Green leafy vegetables (89%); Citrus fruit (65%); Eggs (2%)
BMI	Normal in 68 (89.47%); Overweight and obese in 8 (10.53%)