Table 4 Anemic and microcitemic children
From: Prevalence and risk factors of anemia in internationally adopted children: a cohort study
Characteristic | Total (N = 969) | Hb > −2SD (N = 914) | Low Hb, Low MCV (N = 55) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Female sex | 424 (43.8%) | 398 (43.5%) | 26 (47.3%) | 0.59 |
Black skin | 379 (39.1%) | 342 (37.4%) | 37 (67.3%) | < 0.001 |
Macroarea—Africa | 165 (17.0%) | 143 (15.6%) | 22 (40.0%) | < 0.001 |
Macroarea—Latin America | 255 (26.3%) | 250 (27.4%) | 5 (9.1%) | < 0.001 |
Macroarea—EU and Russia | 275 (28.4%) | 267 (29.2%) | 8 (14.5%) | < 0.001 |
Macroarea—Asia and India | 274 (28.3%) | 254 (27.8%) | 20 (36.4%) | < 0.001 |
Age at arrival | 5.3 (2.9) | 5.3 (2.9) | 5.6 (3.4) | 0.42 |
Institute length | 3.0 (2.0) | 3.0 (2.0) | 3.1 (2.8) | 0.74 |
BMI | 16.1 (2.6) | 16.1 (2.6) | 16.2 (2.9) | 0.81 |