Table 2 Prevalence of anemia, prevalence ratio (PR) and respective confidence interval at 95 % for selected variables amongst children from public elementary school in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, 2013
From: Prevalence of and factors associated with anemia in school children from Maceió, northeastern Brazil
Variables | Total n (%) | Anemia n (%) | PR (CI95 %) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Female | 461 (51.9) | 39 (8.5) | 1 | 0.019* |
Male | 427 (48.1) | 57 (13.3) | 1.57 (1.07; 2.32) | |
Duration of exclusive breastfeeding | ||||
≥ 6 months | 156 (51.0) | 16 (10.3) | 1 | 0.786 |
< 6 months | 150 (49.0) | 14 (9.3) | 0.91 (0.45; 1.80) | |
Prenatal care | ||||
Yes | 481 (84.4) | 47 (9.7) | 1 | 0.095 |
No | 89 (15.6) | 14 (15.7) | 1.61 (0.92; 2.79) | |
Employment status of father | ||||
Employed (formal / informal) | 294 (71.2) | 23 (7.8) | 1 | 0.077 |
Unemployed | 119 (28.8) | 16 (13.5) | 1.71 (0.94; 3.13) | |
Employment status of mother | ||||
Unemployed | 328 (60.4) | 34 (10.4) | 1 | 0.769 |
Employed (formal / informal) | 215 (39.6) | 24 (11.2) | 1.07 (0.63; 1.83) | |
Number of household members | ||||
< 6 | 375 (74.8) | 33 (8.8) | 1 | 0.026* |
≥ 6 | 126 (25.1) | 20 (15.9) | 1.80 (1.07; 3.02) | |
Per capita income | ||||
>2.00 dollars/day | 243 (60.3) | 20 (8.2) | 1 | 0.161 |
≤2.00 dollars/day | 160 (39.7) | 20 (12.5) | 1.51 (0.84; 2.73) | |
Recipient of government benefits | ||||
No | 127 (23.1) | 14 (11.0) | 1 | 0.795 |
Yes | 411 (76.4) | 42 (10.2) | 0.92 (0.52; 1.64) | |
Height-for-age | ||||
≥ −2 z (eutrophic) | 800 (97.5) | 83 (10.4) | 1 | 0.957 |
< −2 z (stunted) | 20 (2.5) | 2 (10. 0) | 0.96 (0.25; 3.64) | |
BMI-for-age | ||||
≤ 2 z (eutrophic) | 704 (89.4) | 76 (10.8) | 1 | 0.088 |
> 2 z (obese) | 83 (10.5) | 4 (4.8) | 0.44 (0.16; 1.18) | |
Consumption of meat, fish or poultry | ||||
≥1 portions | 773 (87.2) | 84 (10.9) | 1 | 0.937 |
0 portions | 113 (12.8) | 12 (10.6) | 0.97 (0.55; 1.71) | |
Consumption of fruits/fruit juices | ||||
≥3 portions | 80 (9.0) | 4 (5.0) | 1 | 0.078 |
<3 portions | 805 (91.0) | 92 (11.4) | 2.28 (0.86; 6.05) | |
Consumption of fruits/fruit juices | ||||
≥2 portions | 242 (27.3) | 15 (6.2) | 1 | 0.006* |
<2 portions | 643 (72.6) | 81 (12.6) | 2.03 (1.19; 3.45) | |
Consumption of coffee | ||||
0 portions | 412 (46.4) | 36 (8.7) | 1 | 0.064 |
≥ 1 portions | 476 (53,6) | 60 (12,6) | 1,89 (1,00; 1,4) | |