Burden and Determinants of Anemia in a Rural Population in South India: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Factors associated with mild, moderate, and/or severe anemia in a multinomial logistic regression model^† for a sample of 412 nonpregnant women (>19 years) in rural southern India.

Variable	Mild anemia OR (95% CI)	Moderate anemia OR (95% CI)	Severe anemia OR (95% CI)
Television ownership (Y/N)	0.52 (0.19, 1.45)	0.27 (0.13, 0.58)	0.89 (0.02, 2.32)
Livestock ownership (Y/N)	0.61 (0.33, 1.11)	0.46 (0.28, 0.75)	0.76 (0.24, 2.39)
Refined grain consumption (g/1000 kcal)	1.01 (1.00, 1.02)	1.00 (0.99, 1.01)	1.00 (0.98, 1.02)
Meat consumption (g/1000 kcal)	0.88 (0.73, 1.06)	0.84 (0.71, 0.99)	0.49 (0.19, 1.30)
Commercial agriculture producer	4.6 (1.1, 18.8)	6.8 (1.98, 23.1)	4.0 (0.39, 41.4)

o anemia as referent; dependent variable is a four-level outcome: 0 = no anemia; 1 = mild anemia; 2 = moderate anemia; 3 = severe anemia.
<0.2; <0.05; <0.01.
Mild anemia, <120 g/dL; moderate anemia, 110-119 g/dL; severe anemia, 70-109 g/dL.