Table 1 Background characteristics and anemia status among adolescents in rural Western China, 2016a
From: Anemia and associated factors among adolescent girls and boys at 10–14 years in rural western China
Parental characteristics | Total/n(%) | Adolescent characteristics | Total/n(%) |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 1517 (100.0) | N | 1517 (100.0) |
Maternal age/yearsb | Adolescent age/years (Mean ± SD) | 11.8 (0.9) | |
Mean (SD) | 37.3 (4.4) | 10 | 73 (4.8) |
Q1: ≤35 | 642 (42.3) | 11 | 538 (35.5) |
Q2: 36–39 | 408 (26.9) | 12 | 547 (36.1) |
Q3: ≥40 | 467 (30.8) | 13–14 (only two children were 14) | 359 (23.7) |
Maternal education | Sex | ||
< 3 years | 87 (5.8) | Male | 873 (57.6) |
Primary | 433 (28.6) | Female | 644 (42.5) |
Secondary | 757 (50.1) | Hemoglobin concentrations (g/L, Mean ± SD) | 133.0 (14.9) |
High school+ | 235 (15.5) | BMI for age z score | |
Maternal occupation | Thinness (<−2SD) | 82 (5.5) | |
Farmer | 923 (60.9) | Normal weight | 1202 (80.0) |
Others | 593 (39.1) | Overweight (>1SD) | 219 (14.6) |
Paternal age/yearsb | Height for age z score | ||
Mean (SD) | 39.5 (4.1) | Stunting (<−2SD) | 32 (2.1) |
Q1: ≤37 | 571 (37.8) | -2 to 1 SD | 1184 (78.1) |
Q2: 38–41 | 477 (31.6) | Stature above average (>1SD) | 300 (19.8) |
Q3: ≥42 | 464 (30.7) | Whether having an illness in last 2 weeks | |
Paternal education | Yes | 590 (39.0) | |
< 3 years | 19 (1.3) | No | 923 (61.0) |
Primary | 218 (14.4) | Puberty developmentc | |
Secondary | 894 (59.1) | Pre-puberty | 260 (17.2) |
High school+ | 383 (25.3) | Mild | 646 (42.8) |
Paternal occupation | Above mild | 602 (39.9) | |
Farmer | 507 (34.4) | Times of consuming flesh foods per day/Mean (SD)d | 0.23 (0.28) |
Others | 968 (65.6) | Q1 (< 0.03) | 374 (24.7) |
Household wealth | Q2 (0.03–0.14) | 523 (34.5) | |
Low | 525 (34.6) | Q3 (> 0.14) | 620 (40.9) |
Medium | 446 (29.4) | Times of consuming beans per day/Mean (SD)d | 0.29 (0.33) |
High | 546 (36.0) | Q1 (< 0.03) | 512 (34.0) |
Randomized regimens | Q2 (0.03–0.43) | 723 (48.0) | |
Folic acid | 529 (34.9) | Q3 (> 0.43) | 270 (17.9) |
Iron/folic acid | 502 (33.1) | Times of consuming dairy products per day/Mean(SD)d | 0.33 (0.38) |
Multiple micronutrients | 486 (32.0) | Q1 (< 0.03) | 583 (38.7) |
Q2 (0.03–0.43) | 54 (30.5) | ||
Q3 (> 0.43) | 36 (20.3) | ||
Times of consuming egg per day/Mean(SD)d | 0.38 (0.37) | ||
Q1 (< 0.07) | 526 (34.9) | ||
Q2 (0.07–0.43) | 564 (37.4) | ||
Q3 (> 0.43) | 419 (27.8) | ||
Meal frequency in 24 h | |||
Two times | 663 (44.2) | ||
Three times and four timese | 836 (55.8) |