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Table 3 Properties of adjusted hemoglobin distributions among children (6–59 m)

From: Comparing hemoglobin distributions between population-based surveys matched by country and time

country

survey

N

mean

SD

skew

kurtosis

% anemia

any

mild

mod

severe

Bangladesh

DHS-2011

2241

10.81a

1.23

−0.48

3.84

51a

29

21a

1a

BR-2012

607

11.52

1.08

−0.58

4.13

33

28

5

0

Liberia

DHS-2011

1677

9.76a

1.49

− 0.23

3.19

79a

26

49a

4a

BR-2011

1456

10.55

1.30

−0.52

3.75

59

31

28

1

Cameroon

DHS-2011

4523

10.63

1.54

−0.39

3.32

56

26

29

1

BR-2009

815

10.54

1.62

−0.62

3.54

54

24

27

3

Malawi

DHS-2015/16

5228

10.44a

1.48

−0.34

3.43

61a

26a

33a

2

BR-2015/16

1172

11.44

1.39

−0.99

5.69

30

18

11

1

  1. a within-pair difference significant at alpha = 0.001. Prevalence of 0 indicate prevalence less than 0.5%. Mean hemoglobin and % anemia estimates account for complex survey design. SD skew and kurtosis do not. All tests of between-survey differences are based on complex survey design. BR BRINDA, Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia project. DHS, The Demographic and Health Survey Program. any anemia < 11.0, mild 10.0–10.9, moderate 7.0–9.9, severe < 7.0. Hemoglobin concentrations adjusted for altitude