Table 2 General information, n = 206

Gender

 Female, n (%)

42 (20.4)

Age in years, median (IQR)

22 (21; 24)

Origin, n (%)

 Oromiya zone (w/o Jimma Town)

131 (63.6)

 Jimma Town

51 (24.8)

 Addis Abeba

10 (4.8)

 Other

14 (6.8)

Malaria positive, n (%)

0

Haemoglobin in g/dl, median (range)

16.8 (11.9–23.3)

Haemoglobin, male in g/dl, median (range)

17.1 (14.2–23.3)

Anaemia, male (< 14 g/dl), n (%)

0

High haemoglobin, male (> 18 g/dl), n (%)

38 (23.0)

Haemoglobin, female in g/dl, median (range)

14.3 (11.9–23.0)

Anaemia, female (< 12 g/dl), n (%)

1 (2.4)

High haemoglobin, female (> 16 g/dl), n (%)

5 (11.6)