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Serum Cholesterol and Hemoglobin Levels and Calorie Requirements in Pregnant Nigerian Women
Author(s) -
Ojo M. O.,
Sogbanmu M. O.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1979.tb00139.x
Subject(s) - medicine , socioeconomic status , calorie , hemoglobin , cholesterol , obstetrics , gerontology , environmental health , population
A study conducted on 50 healthy senior staff wives (socioeconomic group 1) and 63 healthy junior staff wives (socioeconomic group 2) attending the antenatal clinic at the University of Ife Health Center showed marked differences in the level of serum cholesterol and hemoglobin between the two groups. It was also found that women in group 2 took 6.8% of their total calorie requirements as fat and group 1 women took 12.0% of their total calorie requirements as fat.