Research Article
Burden and Determinants of Anemia in a Rural Population in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of participants by sex for a sample of adults from rural Tamil Nadu, India.
| | Characteristic | Men (n = 341) % or mean ± SD | Women (n = 412) % or mean ± SD | Total (n = 753) % or mean ± SD |
| | Age (years) | 48.1 ± 14.77 | 46.3 ± 14.61 | 47.1 ± 14.70 |
| | Literate (%) | 49.0 | 23.1 | 34.8 |
| | Family size (members in household) | 4.5 ± 2.1 | 4.3 ± 2.0 | 4.4 ± 2.1 |
| | Physical activity (h/day moderate activity) | 4.5 ± 3.80 | 3.6 ± 3.49 | 4.0 ± 3.66 |
| | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 21.5 ± 3.91 | 22.0 ± 4.49 | 21.8 ± 4.24 |
| | Haemoglobin (g/L) | 13.4 ± 2.48 | 11.5 ± 5.77 | 12.4 ± 4.66 |
| | Tobacco use (%) (smoking and/or paan) | 48.7 | 31.1 | 39.0 |
| | Current alcohol consumer (%) | 50.0 | 38.0 | 44.0 |
| | Dietary consumption | | | | | Total energy (kcal/day) | 2583 ± 800.0 | 2219 ± 629.4 | 2384 ± 734.1 | | Alcohol (g/day) | 19 ± 61 | 1 ± 4.3 | 9 ± 42.1 | | Carbohydrates (g/1000 kcal) | 178 ± 16.2 | 180 ± 12.8 | 180 ± 14.5 | | Fat (g/1000 kcal) | 20 ± 5.2 | 20 ± 5.4 | 20 ± 5.3 | | Dietary fibre (g/1000 kcal) | 22 ± 5.3 | 22 ± 4.9 | 22 ± 5.1 | | Dairy products (g/1000 kcal) | 92 ± 75.0 | 71± 65.6 | 81 ± 68.0 | | Pulses and legumes (g/1000 kcal) | 27 ± 11.7 | 28 ± 11.6 | 27 ± 11.7 | | Egg, fish, and poultry (g/1000 kcal) | 3 ± 5.5 | 3 ± 4.9 | 3 ± 5.2 | | Red meat (g/1000 kcal) | 0.9 ± 0.76 | 0.9 ± 0.70 | 0.9 ± 0.73 | | Fruits (g/1000 kcal) | 56 ± 42.1 | 63 ± 49.8 | 60 ± 46.6 | | Leafy vegetables (g/1000 kcal) | 6 ± 6.4 | 6 ± 7.5 | 6 ± 7.0 | | Other vegetables (g/1000 kcal) | 10 ± 8.6 | 11 ± 9.5 | 10 ± 9.1 | | Iron intake (mg/day) | 14 ± 6.7 | 13 ± 6.6 | 14 ± 6.6 |
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