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Table 1 Hemoglobin concentrations among pregnant women in Indian and Pakistan Global Network study sites, 2012–2018

From: Hemoglobin concentrations and adverse birth outcomes in South Asian pregnant women: findings from a prospective Maternal and Neonatal Health Registry

 

Total

Pakistan

India

Deliveries, N

130,888

18,154

112,734

Hemoglobin g/dL, N (%)

 Very low (<  7.0)

1523 (1.2)

1255 (6.9)

268 (0.2)

 Low (7.0–7.9)

2903 (2.2)

1911(10.5)

992 (0.9)

 Low (8.0–8.9)

11,416 (8.7)

3379 (18.6)

8037 (7.1)

 Low (9.0–9.9)

46,946 (35.9)

4486 (24.7)

42,460 (37.7)

 Low normal (10.0–10.9)

47,245 (36.1)

3715 (20.5)

43,530 (38.6)

 Normal (11.0–12.9)

19,217 (14.7)

3054 (16.8)

16,163 (14.3)

 High (≥ 13.0)

1638 (1.3)

354 (1.9)

1284 (1.1)

Hemoglobin mean (SDa)

9.9 (1.1)

9.5 (1.7)

10.0 (1.0)

  1. aSD standard deviation