title: [Anemia prevalence and associated factors among adult women in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil].
abstract: A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of anemia and associated factors in adult women. A representative sample was selected with 312 women aged 20 to 60 in São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. The bivariate analyses included the chi-squared test, prevalence ratios, and 95% confidence intervals. Poisson regression was used to adjust effects in the multivariate analyses. Anemia prevalence was 19.2% (95%CI: 14.8-23.6) for all women in the sample. The highest prevalence was in black women (54%). After controlling for confounding factors, the risk of anemia in black women was three times that of whites (PR = 3.17; 95%CI: 1.85-5.41; p < 0.001). A protective effect against anemia (PR = 0.44; 95%CI: 0.19-1.07; p = 0.07) was found in women over 50 as compared to younger women (20-29 years). These findings suggest the need for public health policies for anemia prevention in black women.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, São Leopoldo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fabian
authors.forename: Maria Teresa Anselmo
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Olinto
authors.forename: Juvenal Soares
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dias-da-Costa
authors.forename: Fernanda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bairros
authors.forename: Luis Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Nácul
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D044383:Black People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins