Prevalence of Anemia and Iron Deficiency among Palestinian Pregnant Women and Its Association with Pregnancy Outcome

Table 1

General characteristics of the study subjects/pregnant women at first trimester.

General characteristics
	n	Mean ± SD	95% CI	Minimum value	Maximum value
Age (years)	300	26.3 ± 5.9	25.6 – 26.9	15	45
BMI (kg/m^2)	300	24.8 ± 4.1	24.3 – 25.2	15.2	41.2
No. of children	300	2.1 ± 2.0	1.9 – 2.4	0	10
No. of abortions	300	0.66 ± 1.18	0.53 – 0.79	0	8
Educational level (years)	300	11.6 ± 3.2	11.3 – 12.0	0	16
Monthly income (NIS)	264	1832 +-1154	1700 - 1963	700	7000
Biochemical status
Hb (g/L)	300	118 ± 14	117 – 120	73	153
Hct (%)	300	34.1 ± 3.7	33.7 – 34.5	24.5	49.3
Serum ferritin (ng/mL)	300	20.2 ± 23.2	17.5 – 22.8	1.1	192.0

NIS: New Israeli Sheqel, the currency used mostly in Palestine.