Anthropometric Markers and Iron Status of 6–12-Year-Old Thai Children: Associations and Predictors

Table 4

The predictors of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia.

	Iron deficiency				Iron deficiency anaemia
	Crude OR (95% CI)		Adjusted OR (95% CI)		Crude OR (95% CI)		Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age (yr)	1.36 (1, 1.80)	0.06			1.10 (0.47, 2.57)	0.817
Gender
(i) Male	1				1
(ii) Female	1.19 (0.54, 3.13)	0.55			1.18 (0.07, 19.07)	0.91
Family income (USD)
(i) ≤490	1				1
(ii) 490–985	1.25 (0.35, 4.54)	0.69			1 (0, 1)	0.99
(iii) 985–1640	0.41 (0.09, 2.43)	0.32			1 (0, 1)	1.00
(iv) 1640–3290	0.43 (0.05, 2.33)	0.45			1 (0, 1)	1.00
(v) 3290	0 (0, 1)	0.99			1 (0, 1)	1.00
Pubertal stage
(i) Prepubertal stage	1		1		1
(ii) Pubertal stage	4.621 (1.25, 11.23)	0.02^∗	2.20 (0.43, 11.25)	0.056	1.16 (0.07, 18.77)	0.92
Menarche
(i) No	1		1		1
(ii) Yes	8.04 (2.10, 30.79)	<0.01^∗	6.11 (1.21, 30.94)	0.03^∗	11.94 (0.71, 199.46)	0.08
Nutritional status
(i) Normal weight	1				1
(ii) Overweight/obesity	1.24 (0.47, 3.22)	0.67			1.93 (0.12, 31/14)	0.64
Iron intake
(i) Adequate iron intake	1				1
(ii) Inadequate iron intake	0.66 (0.08, 5.31)	0.69			0 (0, 1)	0.99