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Table 3 Association of socio-demographic variables with anemia status

From: An outline of anemia among adolescent girls in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Crude

Adjusted

OR

p-value

95% CI

ORa

p-value

95% CI

Household wealth quintile

 Highest quintile (Richest)

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Second highest quintile

1.2

0.313

0.9–1.7

1.3

0.187

0.9–1.8

 Middle quintile

1.2

0.417

0.8–1.6

1.3

0.154

0.9–1.9

 Second lowest quintile

1.3

0.105

0.9–1.9

1.5

0.043**

1.0–2.2

 Lowest quintile (Poorest)

1.3

0.118

0.9–1.9

1.5

0.041**

1.0–2.3

Region

 Rural

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Urban

1.1

0.589

0.8–1.5

1.3

0.119

0.9–1.9

Household food security

 Unsecured

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Secured

1.0

0.917

0.8–1.3

1.1

0.547

0.8–1.4

Marital status

 Single

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Married

1.1

0.332

0.7–1.1

0.9

0.650

0.7–1.3

Currently pregnant

 No

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Yes

0.2

<0.001***

0.1–0.4

0.2

<0.001***

0.1–0.4

BMI for age

 Well nourished

1.0

  

1.0

  

 Malnourished

1.5

0.052*

1.0–2.2

1.4

0.093*

1.0–2.1

  1. aOR adjusted with girls age, ***p ≤ 0.01, **p ≤ 0.05, *p ≤ 0.10