Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Second Hemoglobin Measurement in Nonanemic Women at First Booking: Effect of Altitude of Residence in Peru
Table 2
Maternal hemoglobin values at first booking in women diagnosed as anemic (moderate/severe and mild), normal or erythrocytic at second hemoglobin measurement*.
Altitude (sample)
Maternal hemoglobin (g/dL) at first booking
Moderate/severe*
Mild*
Normal (Hb: 11–14.5 g/dL)*
g/dL*
X ± SD
X ± SD
X ± SD
X ± SD
Total (89,294)
12.10
0.84
12.10
0.82
12.50
0.91
13.19
0.86
Low (57,231)
11.99
0.77
12.02
0.77
12.22
0.81
12.51
0.87
Moderate (11,349)
12.55
0.87
12.47
0.93
12.74
0.89
13.06
0.86
High (20,714)
12.66
0.94
12.70
0.94
13.03
0.87
13.33
0.81
ANOVA one way. except moderate/severe anaemia: moderate altitude versus high altitude .
