Antenatal tobacco use and iron deficiency anemia: integrating tobacco control into antenatal care in urban India

Table 3 Logistic regression of maternal iron deficiency anemia^a (n = 98)

	OR	95% CI
Tobacco use^b	**14.3	(2.6, 77.9)
Taking iron-folic acid supplements	0.6	(0.1, 4.0)
Meat Consumption
None (0)	Referent	–
Less than median	**0.3	(0.1, 0.7)
More than median	**0.1	(0.03, 0.6)
Green Leafy Vegetable Consumption^c
None or less than median	Referent	–
More than Median	*0.6	(0.4, 0.9)
Household Food Insecurity
Food secure	Referent	–
Mildly food insecure	2.3	(0.4, 11.5)
Moderate or severely food insecure	1.6	(0.7, 3.8)

^a hemoglobin< 110 g/L & ferritin< 15 mg/L
^b cotinine≥15 ng/dL
^c There was only one individual in the “None” category, which was therefore combined with “Less than median” category
* p < 0.05
** p < 0.001
Note: Adjusted for age, education, employment, wealth index, religion and parity

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