Table 3. Distribution of anemia by selected socio-demographic variables.
* p-value ≤ 0.20, unadjusted odds ratio for reference category used for comparison is marked as 1.00
| Variable | Category (n) | Anemia present (n = 195) n (%) | Unadjusted odds ratio | 95% CI | p-value |
| Age | Early adolescence (90) | 63 (32.0) | 1.00 | - | - |
| Late adolescence (182) | 132 (68.0) | 1.13 | 0.64 – 1.97 | 0.66 | |
| Education of the participant | ≤ 8th class (129) | 89 (46.0) | 1.00 | - | - |
| ≥ 9th class (143) | 106 (54.0) | 1.28 | 0.75 – 2.18 | 0.34 | |
| Education of the mother | Illiterate (117) | 90 (46.0) | 1.00 | - | - |
| 1-8th class (98) | 69 (35.0) | 0.82 | 0.44 – 1.51 | 0.53 | |
| 9th and above (57) | 36 (18.0) | 0.55 | 0.27 – 1.09 | 0.08* | |
| Socio-economic status | Middle and upper middle (165) | 114 (58.0) | 1.00 | - | - |
| Lower and lower middle (107) | 81 (42.0) | 1.39 | 0.80 – 2.41 | 0.23 |