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Table 3 Predictors of anaemia in pregnancy

From: Low serum ferritin and G6PD deficiency as potential predictors of anaemia in pregnant women visiting Prime Care Hospital Enugu Nigeria

Variables

Anaemia status

OR (95% CI)

r (95% CI%)

p value

Absent (%)

Mild (%)

Moderate (%)

Severe (%)

Total

   

Ferritin (μg/L)

 30

33 (64.7)

8 (15.7)

7 (13.7)

3 (5.9)

51

5.500 (2.25–13.42)

0.454 (0.00–0.03)

0.00

 30

11 (25.0)

6 (13.6)

23 (52.3)

4 (9.1)

44

G6PD

 Deficient

14 (24.6)

11 (19.3)

26 (45.6)

6 (10.5)

57

0.087 (0.03–0.23)

0.537 (0.00–0.03)

0.00

 Non-Deficient

30 (78.9)

3 (7.9)

4 (10.5)

1 (2.6)

38

Malaria

 Present

6 (50.0)

2 (16.7)

3 (25.0)

1 (8.3)

12

1.184 (0.35–3.97)

0.054 (0.93–1.00)

0.964

 Absent

38 (45.8)

12 (14.5)

27 (32.5)

6 (7.2)

83

  1. r correlation coefficient, CI confidence interval, OR: odd ratio