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Table 1 Clinical characteristics

From: The association of maternal anaemia with adverse maternal and foetal outcomes in Somali women: a prospective study

Variables

Mean ± SD

number

percent)

Age

26.9 ± 5.7

  

At delivery week

37.4 ± 3.5

  

Overall haemoglobin level g/ dL

10.2 ± 1.7

  

Non-anaemia

12.0 ± 0.8

417

35.2

Anaemia, g/dL

9.2 ± 1.3

769

64.8

Mild

10.5 ± 0.3

260

33.8

Moderate

8.9 ± 0.7

460

59.8

Severe

6.0 ± 1.0

49

6.4

Overall birth weight

2914 ± 774

  

LBW

1842 ± 599

280

23.6

APGAR score

 1.minute

7.6 ± 1.1

  

 5.minute

8.5 ± 1.1

  
  1. SD standard deviation min: minimum, max: maximum, LBW Low birth weight