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Table 5 Variation in the different categories of anaemia in the study populations
| Anaemia category | Period prevalence | Relative risk reduction (%) | Odds ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (2006) | Follow-up (2013) | ||||
| Mild | % (n) | 59.6 (242) | 24.4 (110) | 58.7 | 0.22 |
| CI | 54.2-63.7 | 20.7-28.6 | 50.5-65.5 | 0.17-0.3 | |
| Moderate | % (n) | 14.9 (61) | 2.7 (12) | 82.1 | 0.16 |
| CI | 11.8-18.7 | 1.53-4.6 | 67.3-90.2 | 0.08-0.30 | |
| Severe | % (n) | 6.3 (26) | 1.3 (6) | 79.0 | 0.20 |
| CI | 4.4-9.13 | 0.6-2.9 | 49.6-91.3 | 0.08-0.49 | |
