Chacteristics

Overall group

Anemic women (n = 39)

Non anemic women (n = 35)

p

Sociodemographic

Age (yrs)

32.2 ± 5.2

32.3 ± 4.7

32.03 ± 5.7

0.82

Alimentary iron intake

(gr per day)

26.9 ± 8.6

22.8 ± 4.9

31.4 ± 9.5

<0.001

Low socioeconomic level (%)

37.8

69.2

2.9

<0.001

Clinical

Poids (Kg)

70.2 ±14.5

67.7 ±15.9

73.01 ± 12.2

0.114

BMI (Kg/m²)

26 ± 5.2

27.8 ± 5.4

24.03 ± 4.3

<0.01

Parity

2 ± 1

2 ± 1

2 ± 1

0.171

Gravidity

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

3 ± 1

0.247

Presence of intestinal parasitosis (%)

48.6

61.5

34.3

<0.02