Table 2.
Association of anaemia status with dietary factors
| Characteristic | Anaemia Category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Hb level (>11 gm%) | Mild Anaemia (10.0-10.9 gm%) | Moderate Anaemia (7.0-9.9 gm%) | Severe Anaemia (<7 gm%) | Total (100%) | Chi-square and P | |
| 1. H/O Worm Infestation | χ2=13.47 | |||||
| Yes | 8 (28.6%) | 0 (0%) | 16 (57.1%) | 4 (14.3%) | 28 | df=3 |
| No | 52 (13.7%) | 80 (21.1%) | 228 (60%) | 20 (5.3%) | 380 | P=0.004 |
| 2. Consumption of Non-Vegetarian Foods | χ2=43.92 | |||||
| Yes | 44 (11.6%) | 76 (20%) | 236 (62.1%) | 24 (6.3%) | 380 | df=3 |
| No | 16 (57.1%) | 4 (14.3%) | 8 (28.6%) | 0 (0%) | 28 | P=0.001 |
| 3. Use of Iron Utensils | χ2=158.34 | |||||
| Very Rarely | 24 (75%) | 4 (12.5%) | 4 (12.5%) | 0 (0%) | 32 | df=6 |
| Sometimes | 32 (11.1%) | 76 (26.4%) | 172 (59.7%) | 8 (2.8%) | 288 | P=0.001 |
| Often | 4 (4.5%) | 0 (0%) | 68 (77.3%) | 16 (18.2%) | 88 | |
| 4. Consumption of Green Leafy vegetable | χ2=122.32 | |||||
| Very rarely | 0 (0%) | 4 (2.9%) | 112 (80%) | 24 (17.1%) | 140 | df=3 |
| Occasionally | 60 (22.4%) | 76 (28.4%) | 132 (49.3%) | 0 (0%) | 268 | P=0.001 |
| 5. Consumption of Jaggery | χ2=2.075 | |||||
| Occasionally | 32 (16.7%) | 40 (20.8%) | 108 (56.2%) | 12 (6.2%) | 192 | df=3 |
| Often | 28 (13%) | 40 (18.5%) | 136 (63%) | 12 (5.6%) | 216 | P=0.557 |
| 6. Consumption of tea with meals | χ2=85.79 | |||||
| Occasionally | 36 (47.4%) | 16 (21.1%) | 24 (31.6%) | 0 (0%) | 76 | df=3 |
| Often | 24 (7.2%) | 64 (19.3%) | 220 (66.3%) | 24 (7.2%) | 332 | P=0.001 |