Table 4.
Association of caste with levels of childhood anemia for children born to mothers aged ≥ 18 years at first child birtha
| Caste | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other castea | Other backward class | Scheduled tribe | Scheduled caste | ||
| Anemia levels | RR (95 % CI) | RR (95 % CI) | RR (95 % CI) | RR (95 % CI) | p-trend |
| Mild | 1 | 1.05 (1.01 - 1.10) | 1.13 (1.05 - 1.23) | 1.09 (1.03 - 1.16) | <0.001 |
| Moderate | 1 | 1.12 (1.08 - 1.13) | 1.22 (1.15 - 1.30) | 1.20 (1.13 - 1.25) | <0.001 |
| Severe | 1 | 1.34 (1.07 - 1.67) | 1.50 (1.05 - 2.14) | 2.01 (1.56 - 2.56) | <0.001 |
aModel has been adjusted for child, maternal and household covariates including adult education and household wealth
(Shown are the risk ratio with 95 % confidence interval of developing mild, moderate and severe anemia among other backward castes, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe keeping other caste as reference category)