Table 3 Prevalence of anemia, prevalence ratio (PR) and respective confidence interval at 95 % for selected variables amongst children from private elementary school in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, 2013
From: Prevalence of and factors associated with anemia in school children from Maceió, northeastern Brazil
Variables | Total n (%) | Anemia n (%) | PR (CI95 %) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Female | 283 (50.8) | 20 (7.1) | 1 | 0.951 |
Male | 274 (49.2) | 19 (6.9) | 0.98 (0.53;1.79) | |
Duration of exclusive breastfeeding | ||||
≥ 6 months | 185 (46.7) | 7 (3.8) | 1 | |
< 6 months | 211 (53.3) | 22 (10.4) | 2.75 (1.20;6.30) | 0.011* |
Prenatal care | ||||
Yes | 492 (96.7) | 32 (6.5) | 1 | |
No | 17 (3.3) | 2 (11.8) | 1.86 (0.44;7.82) | 0.393 |
Employment status of father | ||||
Employed (formal / informal) | 399 (93.4) | 25 (6.3) | 1 | |
Unemployed | 28 (6.6) | 2 (7.1) | 1.14 (0.28;4.57) | 0.854 |
Employment status of mother | ||||
Unemployed | 202 (39.5) | 27 (8.7) | 1 | |
Employed (formal / informal) | 309 (60.5) | 7 (3.5) | 2.52 (1.11;5.68) | 0.019* |
Number of household members | ||||
< 6 | 450 (88.9) | 29 (6.4) | 1 | |
≥ 6 | 56 (11.1) | 4 (7.14) | 1.1 (0.40;3.03) | 0.842 |
Per capita income | ||||
>2.00 dollars/day | 386 (96.3) | 25 (6.5) | 1 | |
≤2.00 dollars/day | 15 (3.7) | 1 (6.7) | 1.02 (0.14; 7.11) | 0.977 |
Recipient of government benefits | ||||
No | 406 (78.1) | 26 (6.4) | 1 | |
Yes | 114 (21.9) | 8 (7.0) | 1.09 (0.50; 2.35) | 0.815 |
School fees (R$) | ||||
≥188.10 | 263 (49.1) | 11 (4.2) | 1 | |
<188.00 | 273 (50.9) | 26 (9.5) | 2.27 (1.14; 4.51) | 0.015* |
Height-for-age | ||||
≥ −2 z (eutrophic) | 550 (99.3) | 38 (6.9) | 1 | |
< −2 z (stunted) | 4 (0.7) | 1 (25.0) | 3.61 (0.64; 20.33) | 0.159 |
BMI-for-age | ||||
≤ 2 z (eutrophic) | 416 (77.8) | 28 (6.7) | 1 | |
> 2 z (obese) | 119 (22.2) | 10 (8.4) | 1.24 (0.62; 2.49) | 0.531 |
Consumption of meat, fish or poultry | ||||
≥ 1 portion | 477 (86.7) | 35 (7.3) | 1 | |
0 portions | 73 (13.3) | 4 (5.5) | 0.74 (0.27; 2.04) | 0.565 |
Consumption of fruits/fruit juices | ||||
≥ 3 portions | 117 (21.3) | 4 (3.4) | 1 | |
< 3 portions | 433 (78.7) | 35 (8.1) | 2.36 (0.85; 6.52) | 0.081 |
Consumption of fruits/fruit juices | ||||
≥ 2 portions | 219 (42.9) | 12 (5.2) | 1 | |
< 2 portions | 292 (57.1) | 27 (8.5) | 1.62 (0.84; 3.14) | 0.140 |
Consumption of coffee | ||||
0 portions | 367 (65.9) | 26 (7.1) | 1 | |
≥ 1 portion | 190 (34.1) | 13 (6.8) | 0.97 (0.61; 1.54) | 0.915 |