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Table 2 Anemia, iron deficiency, and iron deficiency anemia prevalence by age in Ethiopian women

From: Iron deficiency anemia is not a rare problem among women of reproductive ages in Ethiopia: a community based cross sectional study

Age

N

Anemia1

N (%)

Iron deficiency2

n (%)

Iron deficiency anemia3

n (%)

15-20

57

11 (3.0)

10 (3.2)

6 (3.5)

21-30

138

23 (7.5)

25 (8.0)

13 (7.4)

31-35

243

75 (27.1)

87 (27.9)

51 (29.2)

36-40

173

54 (19.2)

60 (19.3)

31 (17.7)

41-45

176

55 (19.5)

59 (18.9)

37 (21.1)

46-49

183

67 (23.6)

70 (22.6)

37 (21.1)

Total

970

285 (29.4)*

311 (32.1)**

175 (18.0) ***

  1. 1 Hemoglobin < 11 g/dL in pregnant women and < 12 g/dL for non-pregnant women.
  2. 2 Serum ferritin < 15 ug/L.
  3. 3 Hemoglobin < 12 g/dL and serum ferritin < 15 μg/L.
  4. * = x2 = 11.0; p = 0.04.
  5. ** = x2 = 13.0; p = 0.02.
  6. *** = x2 = 8.89; p = 0.11 by age.
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