Table 8. Potential risk factors associated with anaemia among indigenous longhouse communities (Univariate analysis, N = 341).

		Anaemia
Variables	N	n	(%)	OR (95% CI)	p value
Age in years
≥12	132	48	36.4	0.9(0.6,1.5)
<12	209	77	36.8	1	0.929
Gender
Female	186	74	39.8	1.1(0.9,1.3)
Male	155	51	32.9	1	0.189
Education levels
Non educated	118	55	46.6	1.5(1.1,2.0)
Educated	223	70	31.4	1	0.006*
Employment status
Unemployed	210	84	40.0	1.2(1.0,1.7)
Employed	131	41	31.3	1	0.105
Household income
< RM500	226	81	35.8	0.9(0.7,1.3)
≥ RM500	115	44	38.3	1	0.661
Iron supplement
No	331	123	37.2	1.9(0.5,6.5)
Yes	10	2	20.0	1	0.267
Anthelminthic drugs
No	291	107	36.8	1.1(0.7,1.6)
Yes	50	18	36.0	1	0.917

N: Number examined; n: Number positive

Reference group marked as OR = 1; CI: Confidence interval

Significant association (p< 0.05)

*Variables were confirmed by multivariate analysis as significant predictors of anaemia