Table 5.
Association of caste with levels of childhood anemia for children born to mothers with BMI ≥ 18.5 kg/m2a
| 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 | 1.06 (1.02 - 1.12) | 1.14 (1.06 - 1.22) | 1.13 (1.07 - 1.20) | <0.001 |
| Moderate | 1 | 1.09 (1.04 - 1.14) | 1.20 (1.13 - 1.28) | 1.20 (1.13 - 1.26) | <0.001 |
| Severe | 1 | 1.32 (1.05 - 1.67) | 1.34 (1.09 - 1.59) | 1.81 (1.39 - 2.34) | <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)