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Table 6 Association between dietary intake of micronutrients and anemia in vegetarians and Non-vegetarians

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

  

Iron

Vitamin B6

Folate

Vitamin B12

  

Women with intake (n)

  

< 50% of RDA

> 50% of RDA

< 50% of RDA

> 50% of RDA

< 50% of RDA

> 50% of RDA

< 50% of RDA

> 50% of RDA

Vegetarians

Normal

11

05

07

09

07

09

05

11

Anemic

152

39

109

82

87

104

74

117

 

X2 = 0.489

p = 0.4845

X2 = 1.063

p = 0.3025

X2 = 0.019

p = 0.8895

X2 = 0.351

p = 0.5534

Non-vegetarians

Normal

14

03

11

06

08

09

05

12

Anemic

143

25

93

75

67

101

65

103

 

X2 = 0.092

p = 0.7617

X2 = 0.548

p = 0.4591

X2 = 0.330

p = 0.5657

X2 = 0.565

p = 0.4522