Magnitude of Anemia and Hematological Predictors among Children under 12 Years in Odisha, India

Table 4

Prevalence (%) of anemia by hemoglobin (g/dL) among children in Odisha.

Age; group (years)	Sex		Anemia grade				Total anemic	value	OR (95% CI)
			Normal	Mild	Moderate	Severe
Preschool children	Boys	63	52.4 (33)	12.7 (8)	22.2 (14)	12.7 (8)	47.6 (30)	0.816	1.10 (0.49–2.46)
	Girls	38	50.0 (19)	13.2 (5)	23.6 (9)	13.2 (5)	50.0 (19)
	Total	101	51.5 (52)	12.9 (13)	22.7 (23)	12.9 (13)	48.5 (49)
School age children	Boys	85	27.1 (23)	17.6 (15)	25.9 (22)	29.4 (25)	72.9 (62)	0.295	1.38 (0.75–2.52)
	Girls	127	33.9 (43)	33.9 (43)	22.0 (28)	10.2 (13)	66.1 (84)
	Total	212	31.1 (66)	27.4 (58)	23.6 (50)	17.9 (38)	68.9 (146)
Pooled children	Boys	148	37.8 (56)	15.6 (23)	24.3 (36)	22.3 (33)	62.2 (92)	0.962	1.01 (0.64–1.59)
	Girls	165	37.6 (62)	29.1 (48)	22.4 (37)	10.9 (18)	62.4 (103)
	Total	313	37.7 (118)	22.7 (71)	23.3 (73)	16.3 (51)	62.3 (195)

OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval; figures in parentheses are sample number.