Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors in Child Bearing Age Women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Table 3

Univariate analysis showing association of sociodemographic, gynecological/obstetrics, dietary and health status variables with anemia in child bearing age women, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Variables	Anemic; 𝑁=390 (40%)	Normal; 𝑁=579 (60%)	UOR (95% CI)
BMI
Mean (SD)	26.54 (±6.87)	28.08 (±9.37)	0.97 (0.95–0.98)
Gynecological/obstetric factors
Clots during menstruation
No	314 (81)	423 (73.4)	1.00
Yes	74 (19)	153 (26.6)	0.65 (0.47–0.89)
Flooding during menstruation
No	336 (86.6)	471 (82)	1.00
Yes	52 (13.4)	105 (18)	0.69; (0.48–0.92)
Number of children
<5	114 (61)	196 (70.3)	1.00
≥5	73 (39)	83 (29.7)	1.52 (1.02–2.23)
Birth interval
>1 year	106 (79.7)	184 (89.8)	1.00
≤1 year	27 (20.3)	21 (10.2)	2.23 (1.20–4.41)
Dietary factors
Red meat
Yes	194 (49.7)	324 (56)
No	196 (50.3)	255 (44)	1.28 (1.02–1.66)
Laban (lasi)
Yes	225 (58)	296 (51.5)
No	163 (42)	280 (48.6)	0.77 (0.59–0.99)
Disease status
Bilharzias
No	382 (98)	575 (99.3)	1.00
Yes	8 (2)	4 (0.7)	3.01 (0.90–10.06)
Past history of IDA*
No	327 (83.8)	541 (93.4)	1.00
Yes	63 (16.2)	38 (6.6)	2.74 (1.79–4.19)
Family history of IDA*
No	335 (86)	544 (94)	1.00
Yes	55 (14)	35 (6)	2.55 (1.63–3.98)

∗Iron deficiency anemia.