Plant-based Diet and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Sundanese Adolescent Girls at Islamic Boarding Schools in Indonesia

Table 3

Sociodemographic characteristics, nutritional intake based on recommended dietary allowance, and the hematological parameter status of adolescent girls with and without iron deficiency anemia (N = 176).

Variable	Iron deficiency anemia		Total N (%)
	Yes N (%)	No N (%)
Education level
No education	0 (0.0)	10 (100.0)	10 (5.7)
Elementary	1 (7.1)	13 (92.9)	14 (8.0)
Junior high	38 (25.0)	114 (75.0)	152 (86.4)
Father’s education level
No education	0 (0.0)	2 (100.0)	2 (1.1)
Elementary	23 (21.3)	85 (78.7)	108 (61.4)
Junior high	10 (22.2)	35 (77.8)	45 (25.6)
Senior high	4 (23.5)	13 (76.5)	17 (9.7)
College	2 (50.0)	2 (50.0)	4 (2.3)
Mother’s education level
No education	0 (0.0)	2 (100.0)	2 (1.1)
Elementary	23 (22.8)	78 (77.2)	101 (57.4)
Junior high	11 (20.8)	42 (79.2)	53 (30.1)
Senior high	5 (27.8)	13 (72.2)	18 (10.2)
College	0 (0.0)	2 (100.0)	2 (1.1)
Father’s employment status
Unemployed	0 (0.0)	1 (100.0)	1 (0.6)
Employed	39 (22.3)	136 (77.7)	175 (99.4)
Mother’s employment status
Unemployed	35 (23.3)	115 (76.7)	150 (85.2)
Employed	4 (15.4)	22 (84.6)	26 (14.8)
Energy intake
Inadequate	37 (23.7)	119 (76.3)	156 (88.6)
Adequate	2 (10.0)	18 (90.0)	20 (11.4)
Protein intake
Inadequate	39 (22.7)	133 (77.3)	172 (97.7)
Adequate	0 (0.0)	4 (100.0)	4 (2.3)
Iron intake
Inadequate	39 (22.5)	134 (77.5)	173 (98.3)
Adequate	0 (0.0)	3 (100.0)	3 (1.7)
Phytic acid intake
Inadequate	28 (25.0)	84 (75.0)	112 (63.6)
Adequate	11 (17.2)	53 (82.8)	64 (36.4)
Vitamin C intake
Inadequate	39 (22.4)	135 (77.6)	174 (98.9)
Adequate	0 (0.0)	2 (100.0)	2 (1.1)
Hematocrit status
≤36	26 (59.1)	18 (40.9)	44 (25.0)
>36	13 (9.8)	119 (90.2)	132 (75.0)
MCH status
<27	39 (43.8)	50 (56.2)	89 (50.6)
≥27	0 (0.0)	87 (100.0)	87 (49.4)
MCHC status
<32	39 (78.0)	11 (22.0)	50 (28.4)
≥32	0 (0.0)	126 (100.0)	126 (71.6)
MCV status
Low	46 (42.6)	62 (57.4)	108 (61.4)
Normal	0 (0.0)	68 (100.0)	68 (38.6)