| Components of iron status |
Stages of pregnancy (Trimesters) |
p values |
| First |
Second |
Third |
| n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
| Normal iron status |
13 (11.6) |
11 (9.8) |
0 (0.0) |
0.0001 (S) |
| Abnormal iron status |
99 (88.4) |
101 (90.2) |
112 (100) |
0.04 (S) |
| Iron deficiency |
27 (24.1) |
40 (35.7) |
25 (22.3) |
0.06 (NS) |
| Iron deficiency anaemia |
65 (58) |
61 (54.5) |
86 (76.8) |
0.02 (S) |
| Inflammatory anaemia |
6 (5) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.9) |
0.02 (S) |
| Inflammatory anaemia + Iron deficiency |
1 (1.3) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0 |
0.2 (NS) |
n: Number of observed subjects in each group; The prevalences of the various
components of iron status were defined depending on established references
[6,21,23,25,26,53], S: Difference statistically significant for p<0.05; NS: Difference
not statistically significant for p>0.05. |
