Research Article

Comparative Analysis of Normal versus Fetal Growth Restriction in Pregnancy: The Significance of Maternal Body Mass Index, Nutritional Status, Anemia, and Ultrasonography Screening

Table 3

The comparison of maternal nutritional status in study groups.

Nutritional componentsNormal fetus Growth restricted fetus Z value P value
Mean ± SD ( ) Mean ± SD ( )

Carbohydrate (gms) 279.26 ± 3.56 266.30 ± 12.41 7.31 <0.0001
Protein (gms) 138.59 ± 5.87 126.76 ± 5.49 10.72 <0.0001
Fats (gms) 37.87 ± 5.08 29.43 ± 3.41 10.05 <0.0001