Research Article

Anemia Prevalence after Iron Supplementation among Pregnant Women in Midwifes Practice of Primary Health Care Facilities in Eastern Indonesia

Table 4

The type of anemia distribution among pregnant women in second and third trimester stratified based on body mass index and anemia severity.

AnemiaNo anemiaTotal (n102)
SLI ≥ 1530SLI < 1530SLI < 1530SLI ≥ 1530
IDA (n15)Susp. β-TT (n20)Susp. β-TT (n18)Normal (n49)

2nd trimester (n = 12)
 BMI < 18.5112
 BMI 18.5 to <251236
 BMI ≥ 2544
3rd trimester (n = 90)
 BMI < 18.51225
 BMI 18.5 to <25121151947
 BMI ≥ 2525102138
2nd trimester (n = 12)
 No anemia3710
 Mild anemia22
3rd trimester (n = 90)
 No anemia154257
 Mild anemia151429
 Moderate anemia44

Note. BMI, body mass index; IDA, iron deficiency anemia; susp. β-TT, suspect β-thalassemia trait; SLI, Shine and Lal index.