title: Serum cholesterol and hemoglobin levels and calorie requirements in pregnant Nigerian women.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000378:metabolism; D002149:Energy Intake; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D009549:Nigeria; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D011247:Pregnancy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D006454:Hemoglobins; D002784:Cholesterol