Research Article
Magnitude of Anemia and Hematological Predictors among Children under 12 Years in Odisha, India
Table 4
Prevalence (%) of anemia by hemoglobin (g/dL) among children in Odisha.
| Age
group (years) | Sex | | Anemia grade | Total anemic | value | OR (95% CI) | | Normal | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
| | Preschool children | Boys | 63 | 52.4 (33) | 12.7 (8) | 22.2 (14) | 12.7 (8) | 47.6 (30) | 0.816 | 1.10 (0.49–2.46) | | Girls | 38 | 50.0 (19) | 13.2 (5) | 23.6 (9) | 13.2 (5) | 50.0 (19) | | Total | 101 | 51.5 (52) | 12.9 (13) | 22.7 (23) | 12.9 (13) | 48.5 (49) |
| | School age children | Boys | 85 | 27.1 (23) | 17.6 (15) | 25.9 (22) | 29.4 (25) | 72.9 (62) | 0.295 | 1.38 (0.75–2.52) | | Girls | 127 | 33.9 (43) | 33.9 (43) | 22.0 (28) | 10.2 (13) | 66.1 (84) | | Total | 212 | 31.1 (66) | 27.4 (58) | 23.6 (50) | 17.9 (38) | 68.9 (146) |
| | Pooled children | Boys | 148 | 37.8 (56) | 15.6 (23) | 24.3 (36) | 22.3 (33) | 62.2 (92) | 0.962 | 1.01 (0.64–1.59) | | Girls | 165 | 37.6 (62) | 29.1 (48) | 22.4 (37) | 10.9 (18) | 62.4 (103) | | Total | 313 | 37.7 (118) | 22.7 (71) | 23.3 (73) | 16.3 (51) | 62.3 (195) |
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OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval; figures in parentheses are sample number.
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