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Table 4 Subgroup analysis of a group of adult/adolescent nonpregnant females

From: Uncovering the hidden health burden: a systematic review and meta-analysis of iron deficiency anemia among adolescents, and pregnant women in Pakistan

Variables

Characteristics

No studies

Prevalence with 95%

I2

p-value

By sample size

< 200

07

60.5 (0.426 0.784)

97.23%

< 0.001

> 200

04

44.4 (0.293 0.596)

97.26%

< 0.001

By socioeconomic

status

Lower

03

41.3 (0.653 0.061)

90.85%

< 0.001

middle

03

48 (0.201 0.761)

97.62%

< 0.001

Mixed

04

56.9 (0.292 0.845)

98.59%

< 0.001