Table 3.
Pregnancy,birth and lactation characteristics.
| Variables | IDA n(%) |
Control n(%) |
Odds Ratio (95%CI) |
P-value (chi-square) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anemia in pregnancy | ||||
| Anemic | 73(29.7) | 118(24.1) | 0.624(0.433-0.881) | 0.007(7.30) |
| Non-anemic | 173(70.3) | 371(75.9) | ||
| Pregnancy supplements | ||||
| Received | 224(91.1) | 421(86.1) | 0.68(0.366-1.010) | 0.057(3.8) |
| Did not receive | 22.(8.9) | 68(13.9) | ||
| Length of pregnancy | ||||
| Full term | 230(93.5) | 455(91.0) | 1.074(0.581-1.987) | 0.878(0.052) |
| Preterm | 16(6.5) | 34(9.0) | ||
| Feeding | ||||
| Breast and formula | 214(87.0) | 418(85.5) | 1.136(0.725-1.77) | 0.653(0.31) |
| Formula only | 32(13.0) | 71(14.5) | ||
| Duration of milk feeding (weaning) | ||||
| ≤ 4 months | 5(2.0) | 19(3.9) | 0.513(0.189-1.391) | 0.246(4.147) |
| 5-8 months | 42(17.1) | 101(20.7) | 0.791(0.531-1.177) | |
| 9-12 months | 48(19.5) | 101(20.7) | 0.931(0.634-1.367) | |
| > 12 months | 151(61.4) | 268(54.7) | 1 | |
IDA: iron deficiency anemia; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.