Variables | Total (n = 446) | Iron deficiency (n = 236; 52.91%) | Normal (n = 210; 47.09%) | Pa |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age, Mean (± SD) | 24.78 (5.20) | 0.160 | ||
  < 18 | 5.61 | 125.0 | 6.19 |  |
 18–35 | 89.24 | 91.53 | 86.67 | |
  > 35 | 5.16 | 3.39 | 7.14 | |
Educational level of the women | Â | Â | Â | 0.351 |
 Can’t read or write | 73.77 | 76.27 | 70.95 |  |
 Read or write | 5.83 | 5.93 | 5.71 | |
 Formal education | 20.40 | 17.80 | 23.33 | |
Parity | Â | Â | Â | 0.538 |
 0 | 22.87 | 20.76 | 25.24 |  |
 1–4 | 65.70 | 67.80 | 63.33 | |
  ≥ 5 | 11.43 | 11.44 | 11.43 | |
Gestational age (trimester) | Â | Â | Â | 0.690 |
 First | 4.26 | 4.76 | 3.81 |  |
 Second | 66.37 | 64.29 | 68.22 | |
 Third | 29.37 | 30.95 | 27.97 | |
Dietary diversity score (DDS) | Â | Â | Â | 0.003* |
 Low | 70.40 | 76.69 | 36.67 |  |
 High | 29.60 | 23.3 | 63.33 | |
Consumption of animal source foods (ASFs) | Â | Â | Â | 0.037* |
 Low | 75.11 | 79.24 | 70.48 |  |
 High | 24.89 | 20.76 | 29.52 | |
Meal frequency | Â | Â | Â | 0.007* |
  < 4 | 73.77 | 79.24 | 67.62 |  |
  ≥ 4 | 26.23 | 20.76 | 32.38 | |
Anemia | Â | Â | Â | 0.002* |
 No | 54.04 | 47.03 | 61.90 |  |
 Yes | 45.96 | 52.97 | 38.10 | |
Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) |  |  |  | < 0.001** |
 No | 71.97 | 47.03 | 100 |  |
 Yes | 28.03 | 125 | 0 |  |
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) | Â | Â | Â | 0.024* |
 CRP < 5 mg/l | 77.13 | 72.88 | 72.88 |  |
 CRP ≥ 5 mg/l | 22.87 | 27.12 | 81.90 |