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Table 4 Prevalence of anemia among different Socioeconomic classes

From: Food insecurity and nutritional status of preconception women in a rural population of North Karnataka, India

Socio economic status (SES)

Anaemia status

Total

Moderate Anaemia

Mild Anaemia

Normal

Upper, Upper Middle and Middle Class

60 (69.8%)

24 (27.9%)

2 (2.3%)

86

Lower Middle class

135 (73.0%)

35 (18.9%)

15 (8.1%)

185

Lower class

410 (82.2%)

60 (12%)

29 (5.8%)

499

Total

605

119

46

770

X2 = 19.6201 DF = 4 p = 0.0006