Sufficient ≥ 50 nmol/L

(n = 42)

Insufficient ˂ 50 nmol/L (n = 58)

p

Women

Weight (kg) start*

65.8 ± 9.9

64.1 ± 11.5

0.407

Weight (kg) end*

78.6 ± 11.6

79.4 ± 10.4

0.761

BMI start*

23.6 ± 3.5

23.5 ± 3.4

0.839

BMI end*

28.6 ± 4.1

28.7 ± 3.8

0.959

Haemoglobin (µmol/L)

17.2 ± 6.1

14.7 ± 6.5

0.057

Transferrin (g/L)

2.4 ± 0.4

2.5 ± 0.4*

0.029

Ferritin (µg/L)

82.0 ± 52.3

53.9 ± 37.6**

0.002

Milk (intake/months)

33.8 ± 28.6

30.1 ± 29.5

0.536

Fish (fat) (intake/months)

4.1 ± 2.6

3.7 ± 4.0

0.559

Eggs (intake/months)

10.3 ± 13.8

9.9 ± 9.7

0.922

Children

Delivery before 37 weeks

2

0

0.174

Delivery with caesarean section (n)

5

6

0.537

Birth weight (g)

3473 ± 461

3610 ± 2478

0.155

Birth length (cm)

50.2 ± 2.5

50.9 ± 2.1

0.156