Table 2.
Percentage distribution of anemia among men by background characteristics, India, 2015–16
| Background Characteristics | Anaemia | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s age (in years) | p < 0.001 | |
| 15–19 | 29.2 | |
| 20–29 | 18.9 | |
| 30–39 | 21.0 | |
| 40–49 | 24.9 | |
| 50–54 | 30.3 | |
| Marital status | p < 0.001 | |
| Never married | 23.6 | |
| Currently married | 23.2 | |
| Educational level | p < 0.001 | |
| No Education | 30.6 | |
| Primary | 25.8 | |
| Secondary | 23.1 | |
| Higher | 16.5 | |
| Mass media | p < 0.001 | |
| No exposure | 32.2 | |
| Exposure | 22.5 | |
| Body Mass Index | p < 0.001 | |
| Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 32.2 | |
| Normal (18.5–24.99 kg/m2) | 22.3 | |
| Overweight (≥25 kg/m2) | 17.4 | |
| Tobacco use (smoke/smokeless) | p < 0.001 | |
| No | 22.6 | |
| Yes | 24.2 | |
| Caste | p < 0.001 | |
| Scheduled caste | 24.3 | |
| Scheduled tribe | 32.4 | |
| Other backward class | 22.6 | |
| Others | 20.8 | |
| Religion | p < 0.001 | |
| Hindu | 23.6 | |
| Muslim | 21.3 | |
| Others | 23.6 | |
| Wealth index | p < 0.001 | |
| Poorest | 32.5 | |
| Poorer | 27.0 | |
| Middle | 23.0 | |
| Richer | 20.2 | |
| Richest | 17.5 | |
| Place of residence | p < 0.001 | |
| Urban | 18.9 | |
| Rural | 25.9 | |
| Region€ | p < 0.001 | |
| North | 20.4 | |
| Central | 24.4 | |
| East | 31.5 | |
| Northeast | 24.9 | |
| West | 19.6 | |
| South | 20.2 | |
| Total | 23.3 | |
p < 0.001 based on chi-square test and Cochran Armitage trend test for ordered variables (education and wealth)
€North: Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand; Central: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh; East: Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal; Northeast: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura; West: Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra; South: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Telangana