Research Article
Addressing Female Iron-Deficiency Anaemia in India: Is Vegetarianism the Major Obstacle?
Table 1
Study variables and covariates, 2005-06 Indian National Family and Health Survey of Women.
| Variables | Sample size = 81301 ratio (or number for “Age” and “Average number of children”) |
| Anaemic (moderate and severe) | 0.16 |
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Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics |
| Age (in years) | 32.55 | Average number of children | 2.77 | Scheduled caste | 0.17 | Scheduled tribe | 0.12 | Backward tribe | 0.33 | Other caste | 0.33 | Caste—do not know | 0.04 | Religion-Hindu/Sikh | 0.78 | Religion-Muslim/Christian | 0.19 | Religion-Jain/Buddhist | 0.02 | Other religions | 0.01 | BMI: severely underweight | 0.08 | BMI: underweight | 0.19 | BMI: normal | 0.55 | BMI: overweight | 0.14 | BMI: obese | 0.04 | pregnant | 0.06 | Working | 0.37 | No schooling | 0.40 | Completed Primary schooling | 0.16 | Secondary schooling and above | 0.44 | Spouse of household head | 0.65 | Husband’s education—no schooling | 0.23 | Husband’s education—completed primary schooling | 0.16 | Husband’s education—secondary schooling and above | 0.61 | Wealth quintile—1st (poorest) | 0.13 | Wealth quintile—2nd | 0.16 | Wealth quintile—3rd | 0.19 | Wealth quintile—4th | 0.23 | Wealth quintile—5th | 0.28 | Piped water | 0.32 | Rural | 0.58 |
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Diet-related variables |
| Never consumes meat | 0.27 | Consumes meat daily | 0.12 | Consumes meat occasionally/weekly | 0.61 | Never consumes green leafy vegetables/pulses | 0.00 | Consumes green leafy vegetables/pulses daily | 0.77 | Consumes green leafy vegetables/pulses weekly/occasionally | 0.23 | Never consumes dairy products | 0.13 | Consumes dairy products daily | 0.39 | Consumes dairy products weekly/occasionally | 0.48 | Never consumes fruit | 0.03 | Consumes fruits daily | 0.16 | Consumes fruit weekly/occasionally | 0.81 |
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