TABLE 1.

Anemia cutoff points for adolescents in Tanzania’s mainland

Anemia status1	Hb level (g/dL)
	School adolescents aged 10–14 y2		School adolescents aged 15–19 y
	Age 10–11 y	Age 12–14 y
Any anemia	<11.0	<12.0	Girls: <12.0
			Boys: <13.0
Mild	11.0–11.4	11.0–11.9	Girls: <11.0–11.9
			Boys: <11.0–12.9
Moderate	8.0–10.9	8.0–10.9	8.0–10.9
Severe	<8.0	<8.0	<8.0

Hb, hemoglobin

Table 1 above was adapted from WHO [17].

¹Individual Hb values were adjusted for altitude greater than 1,000 m above sea level.

²According to Hb concentration for diagnosis of anemia and assessment of severity, WHO, 2011: Cut-off for adolescents aged 10 to 11 years are different from those aged 12 to 14 years.