Table 6 Pregnancy characteristics and birth outcomes of the study participants in relation to 25-hydroxyvitamin DÂ status
From: High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among normotensive and hypertensive pregnant women in Ghana
Variables | Normal pregnancy (n = 92) | Preeclampsia (n = 88) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vitamin D Status [n (%)] | |||||
Deficient | Sufficient | Deficient | Sufficient | Â | |
Infant birth weight |  |  |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Normal | 61 (66.3) | 22 (23.9) | 34 (38.6) | 7 (8.0) |  |
 Low | 8 (8.7) | 1 (1.1) | 44 (50.0) | 3 (3.4) |  |
IUGR |  |  |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 69 (75.0) | 23 (25.0) | 30 (34.1) | 3 (3.4) |  |
 No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 48 (54.5) | 7 (8.0) |  |
Status of delivery |  |  |  |  | < 0.0001 |
 Term | 66 (71.7) | 23 (35.0) | 38 (43.2) | 7 (8.0) |  |
 Preterm | 3 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 40 (45.5) | 3 (3.4) |  |