Table 2.

Distribution of anemia cases by regularity of iron supplementation and tea consumption habits.

Anemia	Present		Absent		Total		P c
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Iron supplementationa
None	4	44.4	5	55.6	9	100	<.01
Irregular	7	70.0	3	30.0	10	100
Regular	5	14.3	30	85.7	35	100
Tea consumption immediately after main mealsb
No	13	28.9	32	71.1	45	100	>.05
Yes	4	28.6	10	71.4	14	100

^aWomen in first trimester of pregnancy were excluded.

^bNon-responders=21.

^cFisher’s exact test