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Table 1 The severity of anemia in age-specific subgroups by gender among anemic population (n = 3,899) in Khuzestan, Iran, from 2016 to 2019

From: Anemia prevalence, severity, types, and correlates among adult women and men in a multiethnic Iranian population: the Khuzestan Comprehensive Health Study (KCHS)

Variables

Anemia severity a

P-value *

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Overall

2,691 (69.02%)

1,135 (29.11%)

73 (1.87%)

 

Total

Age groups (years)

   

 < 0.0001

 20–34

710 (70.44%)

288 (28.57%)

10 (0.99%)

 35–49

1,170 (64.82%)

585 (32.41%)

50 (2.77%)

 50–65

809 (74.98%)

257 (23.82%)

13 (1.2%)

Gender

   

 < 0.0001

 Female

2,143 (65.18%)

1,075 (32.69%)

70 (2.13%)

 Male

548 (89.69%)

60 (9.82%)

3 (0.49%)

Female

 20–34

615 (68.41%)

274 (30.48%)

10 (1.11%)

 < 0.0001

 35–49

997 (61.85%)

566 (35.11%)

49 (3.04%)

 50–65

529 (68.43%)

233 (30.14%)

11 (1.42%)

Male

 20–34

95 (87.16%)

14 (12.84%)

0

0.544

 35–49

173 (89.64%)

19 (9.84%)

1 (0.52%)

 50–65

280 (91.5%)

24 (7.84%)

2 (0.65%)

  1. Notes: *The chi-squared test was performed for comparison between the groups. Significance level was at p-value < 0.05
  2. a, mild anemia: hemoglobin 11–11.9 g/dL in women and 11–12.9 g/dL in men; moderate anemia: hemoglobin 8–10.9 g/dL; severe anemia: hemoglobin < 8 g/dL
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