TABLE 3 |.
Prevalence and unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios of red blood cell folate insufficiency among non-pregnant and non-lactating women of reproductive age, 18–49 years, Ambala District, Haryana, India.
| RBC folate insufficiency (<748 nmol/L) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n (unweighted) | Prevalence (95% CI) | Unadjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted prevalence ratio (95% CI)a |
| Total | 775 | 78.3 (75.0, 81.3) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18–29 | 249 | 90.2 (85.0, 93.7) | Referent | Referent |
| 30–39 | 307 | 76.6 (71.0, 81.5) | 0.85 (0.78, 0.92) | 0.92 (0.83, 1.02) |
| 40–49 | 219 | 67.8 (60.6, 74.3) | 0.75 (0.67, 0.84) | 0.84 (0.74, 0.95) |
| Religion | ||||
| Hinduism | 693 | 79.1 (75.7, 82.2) | Referent | |
| Islam | 22 | 77.2 (53.9, 90.7) | 0.98 (0.76, 1.25) | |
| Sikhism | 60 | 70.2 (54.8, 82.1) | 0.89 (0.72, 1.09) | |
| Caste | ||||
| General | 229 | 75.3 (68.5, 81.0) | Referent | |
| Scheduled (caste, tribe) | 279 | 77.4 (71.6, 82.3) | 1.03 (0.92, 1.15) | |
| Other backward classes | 267 | 81.6 (75.7, 86.2) | 1.08 (0.97, 1.20) | |
| Education | ||||
| None | 160 | 78.9 (70.9, 85.2) | Referent | |
| Primary | 155 | 78.0 (70.0, 84.4) | 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) | |
| Secondary | 291 | 79.7 (74.3, 84.2) | 1.01 (0.90, 1.13) | |
| Higher secondary and above | 137 | 78.2 (69.7, 84.8) | 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Earning | 248 | 77.1 (70.9, 82.4) | Referent | |
| Non-earning | 513 | 79.1 (74.9, 82.8) | 1.03 (0.94, 1.12) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 109 | 94.7 (85.3, 98.2) | Referent | |
| Married | 620 | 75.7 (71.8, 79.2) | 0.80 (0.74, 0.86) | |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 46 | 76.3 (61.6, 86.6) | 0.81 (0.68, 0.96) | |
| Parity | ||||
| Nulliparous | 145 | 95.5 (88.5, 98.4) | Referent | Referent |
| Primiparous | 79 | 78.6 (66.1, 87.4) | 0.82 (0.71, 0.95) | 0.79 (0.67, 0.94) |
| Multiparous | 551 | 74.0 (69.8, 77.8) | 0.77 (0.72, 0.83) | 0.82 (0.74, 0.90) |
| Diet | ||||
| Vegetarian | 670 | 78.8 (75.3, 82.0) | Referent | |
| Eggetarian | 36 | 87.5 (72.4, 95.0) | 1.11 (0.98 1.26) | |
| Non-vegetarian | 69 | 69.8 (56.5, 80.4) | 0.88 (0.74, 1.06) | |
| Having a ration card | ||||
| Yes | 755 | 78.1 (74.7, 81.1) | 0.89 (0.76, 1.05) | |
| No | 20 | 87.6 (67.2, 96.0) | Referent | |
| Ration card category | ||||
| Below poverty line | 277 | 80.4 (74.9, 85.0) | Referent | |
| Above poverty line | 477 | 76.6 (72.1, 80.6) | 0.95 (0.88, 1.04) | |
| No ration card | 20 | 87.6 (67.2, 96.0) | 1.09 (0.92, 1.29) | |
| PDS wheat purchase | ||||
| Yes | 497 | 79.8 (75.7, 83.3) | 0.91 (0.78, 1.07) | |
| No | 255 | 74.7 (68.1, 80.3) | 0.85 (0.72, 1.02) | |
| No ration card | 20 | 87.6 (67.2, 96.0) | Referent | |
| Folic acid supplement use | ||||
| Yes | 23 | 48.3 (27.5, 69.6) | 0.61 (0.38, 0.97) | 0.58 (0.34, 0.99) |
| No | 752 | 79.4 (76.1, 82.4) | Referent | Referent |
| Vitamin B12 supplement use | ||||
| Yes | 20 | 62.7 (37.7, 82.3) | 0.80 (0.54, 1.17) | |
| No | 755 | 78.8 (75.4, 81.8) | Referent | |
Note: Statistically significant results are bolded.
Abbreviations: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; PDS, public distribution system; RBC, red blood cell.
a
Adjusted for age, parity, and folic acid use.