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Table 2 Anthropometric measurements, gestation and hemoglobin levels of women at birth

From: A cross-sectional study of determinants of birth weight of neonates in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

Parameters and levels

N (%)

Gestation at birth (weeks)

 Less than 30

28 (2.9)

 30–34.9

139 (14.4)

 35–39.9

589 (61.1)

 40 and above

208 (21.6)

Systolic blood pressure at birth (mm Hg)

 Less than 90

8 (0.8)

 90–119.9

590 (61.2)

 120–149.9

312 (32.4)

 150 and above

54 (5.6)

Diastolic blood pressure at birth (mm Hg)

 Less than 60

74 (7.7)

 60–89.9

783 (81.2)

 90–119.9

97 (10.1)

 120 and above

10 (1.0)

Hemoglobin at birth (g/dl)

 Less than 9

67 (7.0)

 9–9.9

134 (13.9)

 10–10.9

233 (24.2)

 11–11.9

246 (25.6)

 12–12.9

184 (19.1)

 13 and above

98 (10.2)

BMI at birth (kg/m2)

 Less than 20.0

42 (4.5)

 20.0–29.9

538 (58.0)

 30.0–39.9

312 (33.6)

 40 and above

36 (3.9)