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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the RANI study participants (n = 330)

From: Determinants of work capacity (predicted VO2max) in non-pregnant women of reproductive age living in rural India

Variable

Mean ± SD

Frequency (%)

Age (y)

30 ± 8

 

BMI (kg/m2)

21.1 ± 3.6

 

Hb concentration (g/dL)

11.5 ± 1.3

 

Education (y)

 None

 

18.4

 1–7

 

35.0

 8–13

 

46.6

Caste

 1 Scheduled caste

 

13.6

 2 Scheduled tribe

 

24.8

 3 Other backward caste

 

59.5

 4 None

 

2.1

Number of children

 0

 

23.7

 1

 

18.8

 2

 

36.8

 3

 

14.4

 4

 

5.1

 5

 

1.1

Currently Breastfeeding

 Yes

 

24.8