The Effect of Iron Deficiency Anemia Early in the Third Trimester on Small for Gestational Age and Birth Weight: A Retrospective Cohort Study on Iron Deficiency Anemia and Fetal Weight
Table 2
Comparison of delivery outcomes and SGA rates.
Severe anemia (n = 80)
Moderate anemia (n = 320)
Mild anemia (n = 1300)
Control (n = 3100)
value
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)
39 (38–40)
39 (38–40)
39 (38–40)
39 (38–40)
0.540
Male gender rates
43 (53.7%)
169 (52.8%)
696 (53.3%)
1677 (54%)
0.780
Vaginal delivery rates
52 (65%)
204 (63.7%)
838 (64.4%)
2021 (65.1%)
0.840
Fetal weight (g)
2900 ± 80a
3050 ± 100b
3350 ± 310c
3400 ± 310c
<0.001
SGA
15 (18.7%)a
39 (12.1%)b
70 (5.3%)c
152 (4.9%)c
<0.001
Different superscripts mean statistically different. SGA, small for gestational age; values are expressed as median (25th–75th percentile) or mean ± SD or n (%).