Table 3. Self-reported pregnancy in women ages 25–44 y with iron deficiency (ID)a.
Race/ethnicity | Pregnant with ID, % (n) | Not pregnant with ID, % (n) | Value of p |
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | 7.82 (563) | 6.17 (5,430) | 0.1447 |
Black | 3.52 (369) | 6.11 (10,109) | 0.0438 |
White | 4.41 (862) | 2.82 (14,351) | 0.0118 |
Asian | 4.97 (181) | 3.14 (4,262) | 0.1907 |
Pacific Islander | 6.25 (16) | 4.44 (225) | 0.5381 |
Native American | 25.00 (20) | 6.34 (268) | 0.0118 |
Otherb | 3.57 (28) | 4.17 (744) | 1.0000 |
aID was defined as the combination of initial screening transferrin saturation <10% and initial screening serum ferritin <33.7 pmol/L (<15 μg/L). Values of p were obtained using Fisher’s exact test (two-tailed). NA = not available.
bParticipants who reported two or more race/ethnicity groups or unknown race/ethnicity were classified as Other.