Open AccessEthnic differences in hemoglobin distribution of Asian and European Jewish women in Israel, both pregnant and nonpregnant.
Author(s) -
Aviva Palgi
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.71.8.847
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , ethnic group , immigration , judaism , demography , parity (physics) , medicine , pregnancy , hemoglobin , ethnic origin , obstetrics , population , geography , political science , biology , sociology , genetics , physics , archaeology , particle physics , law
Hemoglobin levels of Asian Jewish women both while pregnant and nonpregnant were lower than in their European counterparts by about 0.23 g/100 ml to 0.3 g/100 ml. The groups had similar parity numbers but the Asian women's socioeconomic status was lower. In both the pregnant and nonpregnant, Israeli-born Asian women had higher mean hemoglobin levels than Asian immigrants but lower than Israeli-born Europeans.