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Table 2 Serum ferritin concentrations among pregnant women in Haramaya District, eastern Ethiopia, 2021(n = 446)

From: Beyond hemoglobin: uncovering iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia using serum ferritin concentration among pregnant women in eastern Ethiopia: a community-based study

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

   

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

   

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)

   

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)

   

0.003*

 Low

70.40

76.69

36.67

 

 High

29.60

23.3

63.33

Consumption of animal source foods (ASFs)

   

0.037*

 Low

75.11

79.24

70.48

 

 High

24.89

20.76

29.52

Meal frequency

   

0.007*

  < 4

73.77

79.24

67.62

 

  ≥ 4

26.23

20.76

32.38

Anemia

   

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)

   

0.024*

 CRP < 5 mg/l

77.13

72.88

72.88

 

 CRP ≥ 5 mg/l

22.87

27.12

81.90

  1. ** Statistically significant at p- value < 0.001; * statistically significant at p-value < 0.05