Table 1 Description of the variables
From: A district-level geospatial analysis of anaemia prevalence among rural men in India, 2019-21
Variables | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
Anaemia prevalence (%) | Percentage of rural men found anaemic in a district | NFHS-5, 2019-21 |
Older men (%) | Percentage of men aged 49–54 years in a district | NFHS-5, 2019-21 |
No education (%) | Percentage of men with no formal education in a district | NFHS-5, 2019-21 |
Scheduled Tribe (%) | Percentage of men from the Scheduled Tribe category in a district | NFHS-5, 2019-21 |
Muslim (%) | Percentage of Muslim men in a district | NFHS-5, 2019-21 |
Poorest households (%) | Percentage of men belonging to the poorest quintile of the households in a district | NFHS-5, 2019-21 |
Underweight (%) | Percentage of men found underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) in a district | NFHS-5, 2019-21 |
Alcohol (%) | Percentage of men who consumed alcohol daily or weekly in a district | NFHS-5, 2019-21 |
Smoking (%) | Percentage of men who smoked daily or weekly in a district | NFHS-5, 2019-21 |