Table 1 General characteristics of Sudanese women in early pregnancy (number, 127), 2021

Mean (standard deviation)

Age, years

27.0(5.5)

Gestational age, weeks

10.5(3.0)

Median (Interquartile range) for

Parity

1(1–3)

Body mass index, kg/m²

26.6 (24.0 ‒29.7)

Hemoglobin, g/dl

10.9 (10.1‒11.7)

Serum ferritin, µg/l

19.4 (9.7‒33.7)

Thyroid-stimulating hormone, IU/ml

1.600 (1.162‒2.092)

Free triiodothyronine, pmol/l

2.020(1.772‒2.240)

Free thyroxin, pmol

1.070(0.960‒1.190)