Effects of vitamin E supplementation on some pregnancy health indices: a randomized clinical trial

Figures & data

Table 1 Mean and standard deviation of the characteristics of mothers and their newborns in the studied groups

Group parameter	Vitamin E	Control	P-value
Maternal age (years)	25.29 ± 5.14	26.05 ± 5.22	0.6
Nulliparous (%)	60.8	51.4	0.4
Maternal BMI (kg/m^2)	25.67 ± 4.96	27.81 ± 5.11	0.9

Table 2 Maternal and prenatal outcomes

Group parameter	Vitamin E		Control		P-value
Perinatal outcome	N	%	N	%
Low birth weight <2500 g	8	7.6	11	6.5	0.6
1-minute neonatal Apgar <7	4	3.8	10	5.9	0.26
5-minute neonatal Apgar <7	0	0	4	2.4	0.26
Maternal outcomes
Cesarean section	56	53.8	100	59.5	0.47
Premature labor	7	6.7	16	9.5	0.6