Table 3 Estimates from logistic regression analysis for anaemia among men by their background characteristics, India, 2015–16
From: Socio-economic inequality in anaemia among men in India: a study based on cross-sectional data
Background Characteristics | OR [95% CI] |
|---|---|
Men’s age (in years) | |
 15–19 | Ref. |
 20–29 | 0.70***(0.66–0.73) |
 30–39 | 0.77***(0.74–0.84) |
 40–49 | 0.96(0.90–1.02) |
 50–54 | 1.20***(1.11–1.29) |
Marital status | |
 Never married | Ref. |
 Currently married | 0.99(0.944–1.032) |
Educational level | |
 No Education | Ref. |
 Primary | 0.90***(0.86–0.95) |
 Secondary | 0.83***(0.79–0.87) |
 Higher | 0.71***(0.66–0.75) |
Mass media | |
 No exposure | Ref. |
 Exposure | 0.93***(0.89–0.98) |
Body Mass Index | |
 Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m2) | 1.51***(1.46–1.57) |
 Normal (18.5–24.99 kg/m2) | Ref. |
 Overweight (≥25 kg/m2) | 0.80***(0.77–0.84) |
Tobacco use (smoke/smokeless) | |
 No | Ref. |
 Yes | 0.92***(0.90–0.95) |
Caste | |
 Scheduled caste | 0.97(0.92–1.01) |
 Scheduled tribe | 1.33***(1.26–1.40) |
 Other backward class | 0.97*(0.93–1.00) |
 Others | Ref. |
Religion | |
 Hindu | Ref. |
 Muslim | 0.88***(0.84–0.92) |
 Others | 0.97(0.92–1.02) |
Wealth index | |
 Poorest | Ref. |
 Poorer | 0.90***(0.86–0.94) |
 Middle | 0.83***(0.79–0.87) |
 Richer | 0.78***(0.73–0.82) |
 Richest | 0.75***(0.70–0.80) |
Place of residence | |
 Urban | Ref. |
 Rural | 1.12***(1.08–1.16) |
Region€ | |
 North | Ref. |
 Central | 1.01(0.97–1.06) |
 East | 1.40***(1.33–1.47) |
 Northeast | 0.75***(0.70–0.79) |
 West | 0.87***(0.83–0.93) |
 South | 0.93**(0.88–0.98) |