Table 1. Characteristics of study population among women of reproductive age, Timor-Leste (BMI- body mass index; Hb- hemoglobin; SD- standard deviation).
| Characteristic | N, (%) | ||
| Age | 15–19 | 56 (4.5) | |
| 20–24 | 247 (19.7) | ||
| 25–29 | 302 (24.0) | ||
| 30–34 | 237 (18.9) | ||
| 35–39 | 244 (19.4) | ||
| 40–44 | 128 (10.2) | ||
| 45–49 | 41 (3.3) | ||
| Rural | 973 (77.5) | ||
| Literate | Yes or partially | 798 (63.6) | |
| No | 457 (36.4) | ||
| Education | None | 412 (32.8) | |
| Primary | 372 (29.6) | ||
| Pre-secondary | 215 (17.1) | ||
| Secondary | 230 (18.3) | ||
| Higher | 26 (2.1) | ||
| Bed net usage, previous night | None | 629 (50.1) | |
| Treated net | 581 (46.3) | ||
| Untreated net | 45 (3.6) | ||
| Births in previous 1 year | Zero | (age <40) | 549 (50.6) |
| (age 40–49) | 112 (66.3) | ||
| 1–2 | (age <40) | 537 (49.4) | |
| (age 40–49) | 57 (33.7) | ||
| Smoker | 51 (4.1) | ||
| Currently abstaining from sex for any reason | 247 (19.7) | ||
| Mean BMI (SD) | 20.2 (2.57) | ||
| Low BMI (<18.5 kg/m2) | 332 (26.5) | ||
| Mean Hb (g/dL), corrected (SD) | 12.8 (1.43) | ||
| Anemia | None (Hb>12.0 g/dL) | 982 (78.3) | |
| Mild (Hb 10.0 to 11.9 g/dL) | 221 (17.6) | ||
| Moderate (Hb 7.0 to 9.9 g/dL) | 48 (3.8) | ||
| Severe (Hb<7.0 g/dL) | 4 (0.3) | ||
| (N = 1255) | |||