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Table 1 Participant Demographics (n = 44)

From: The association between subjective assessment of menstrual bleeding and measures of iron deficiency anemia in premenopausal African-American women: a cross-sectional study

Demographic measures

n (%)

Age, y (mean ± SD)

37.9 ± 9.4

Body mass index, kg/m2 (mean ± SD)

32.3 ± 8.0

 18.5–24.9

8 (18.1)

 25–29.9

13 (29.5)

 ≥30

23 (52.3)

Parity (mean ± SD) (n = 43)

1.6 ± 1.5

 0

14 (32.6)

 1–3

23 (53.5)

 4–5

6 (14.0)

Employed

 

 Yes

21 (47.7)

 No

23 (52.3)

Education

 

 < College

16 (36.3)

 ≥ College

28 (63.6)

Annual household income

 

 < $50,000

39 (88.6)

 ≥ $50,000

5 (11.4)