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Table 4 Mother health characteristics

From: Prevalence and risk factors of anemia in the mother–child population from a region of the Colombian Caribbean

 

Age in years. N (column %)

15 – 24

25 – 34

35 – 46

Total

Anemia status

 Yes

17 (46)

10 (50)

7 (47)

34 (47)

 No

20 (54)

10 (50)

8 (53)

38 (53)

 Total

37

20

15

72

Body mass indexa

 Underweight (< 18.5)

6 (12)

1 (3)

1 (6)

8 (8)

 Normal weight (18.5—24.9)

26 (51)

14 (47)

2 (12)

42 (43)

 Overweight (25—29.9)

9 (18)

11 (37)

7 (41)

27 (28)

 Obesity (> 30)

10 (20)

4 (13)

7 (41)

21 (21)

 Total

51

30

17

98

  1. aBody mass index and Age were significantly associated based on a chi square test; alpha level of 0.05