Table 1.

Characteristics of the 122 participants in the 25-year follow-up^*

	% (n)†
Female	49.2 (60)
Chronically iron-deficient in infancy	27.0 (33)
Did not complete secondary school	41.8 (51)
Not currently enrolled in school or training	67.5 (81)
Not employed ≥ 20 hours/week in past month	30.4 (34)
Not employed full time ≥ 6 months in past year	29.8 (28)
Single	65.5 (76)
Has children	39.0 (46)
Age at testing, years	25.0 (1.0)

^*The number of participants with data varies slightly depending on the variable.

^†Values are % (n) for all variables except age at testing, which is shown as mean (SE).