Table 1 Patient characteristics according to iron deficiency anemia
From: Association between atopic disease and anemia in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study
Frequency (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No anemia N = (827,124) | IDA (N = 19,594) | |||
Age | 8.97 (5.16)a | 5.98 (5.48)a | 0.89 (0.89–0.89) | <.001 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 428,361 (51.79) | 9253 (47.22) | 1 [Reference] | |
Female | 398,763 (48.21) | 10,341 (52.78) | 1.20 (1.17–1.24) | <.001 |
Insurance Types | ||||
Health insurance | 806,892 (97.55) | 19,054 (97.24) | 1 [Reference] | |
Medical aid | 20,232 (2.45) | 540 (2.76) | 1.13 (1.04–1.23) | 0.006 |
Systemic infection | ||||
Meningitis | 1645 (0.20) | 130 (0.66) | 3.35 (2.80–4.01) | <.001 |
BJI | 803 (0.10) | 41 (0.21) | 2.16 (1.58–2.96) | <.001 |
Sepsis | 3071 (0.37) | 478 (2.44) | 6.71 (6.09–7.40) | <.001 |
HEP | 2445 (0.30) | 695 (3.55) | 12.40 (11.39–13.51) | <.001 |
CKD | 57 (0.01) | 26 (0.13) | 19.28 (12.12–30.67) | <.001 |
Mental disorder | ||||
Depression | 3931 (0.48) | 178 (0.91) | 1.92 (1.65–2.23) | <.001 |
Anxiety | 6518 (0.79) | 309 (1.58) | 2.02 (1.80–2.26) | <.001 |
Chronic inflammation | ||||
PUD | 15,248 (1.84) | 640 (3.27) | 1.80 (1.66–1.95) | <.001 |
COPD | 12,650 (1.53) | 422 (2.15) | 1.42 (1.29–1.56) | <.001 |
SLE | 228 (0.03) | 26 (0.13) | 4.83 (3.22–7.25) | <.001 |
RA | 1454 (0.18) | 96 (0.49) | 2.80 (2.27–3.44) | <.001 |
IBD | 265 (0.03) | 68 (0.35) | 10.87 (8.32–14.19) | <.001 |
Cancer | 1147 (0.14) | 133 (0.68) | 4.92 (4.11–5.89) | <.001 |
Medication | ||||
Steroid | 333,265 (40.29) | 11,726 (59.84) | 2.21 (2.15–2.27) | <.001 |
Methotrexate | 162 (0.02) | 26 (0.13) | 6.78 (4.48–10.27) | <.001 |
Cyclosporine | 302 (0.04) | 29 (0.15) | 4.07 (2.78–5.96) | <.001 |