Diet, Blood Pressure, and Hematologic Variables of Nulliparous Women Attending a Prenatal Clinic

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Diet, hematology, and blood pressures of 1800 black and white nulliparous women were surveyed at a prenatal clinic. Although black women had higher blood pressure and lower hemoglobin and hematocrit means than white women, no racial differences were found for prevalence of anemia or hypertension. White women reported less adequate intakes of protein/iron and vitamins B and C compared with black women. No associations between dietary intake and anemia or hypertension were found in univariate analysis. Failure to find racial differences in prevalence of hypertension and anemia may reflect improvements in the dietary supplementation and health care available to lower socioeconomic, black women in the last decade.(Obstet Gynecol 67:868, 1986)

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