Table 2 Characteristics of participants by IDA status (N = 499)

Gender

1.0

.314

 Female

240

48.1

15

6.3

225

93.8

 Male

259

51.9

11

4.2

248

95.8

Age

2.1

.548

 20–40

16

3.2

0

0.0

16

100.0

 41–60

197

39.5

12

6.1

185

93.9

 61–80

239

47.9

13

5.4

226

94.6

 > 80

47

9.4

1

2.1

46

97.9

Race

7.9

.047

 White

353

70.7

15

4.2

338

95.8

 Black/African American

56

11.2

7

12.5

49

87.5

 Asian

47

9.4

1

2.1

46

97.9

 Other

2

0.4

0

0.0

2

100.0

 Unknown

41

8.2

Ethnicity

1.6

.204

 Hispanic/Latino

29

5.8

3

10.3

26

89.7

 Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino

467

93.6

23

4.9

444

95.1

 Unknown

3

0.6

Marital Status

18.3

<.001

 Single

94

18.8

9

9.6

85

90.4

 Married/Have a partner

294

58.9

8

2.7

286

97.3

 Divorced/Separated

53

10.6

8

15.1

45

84.9

 Widowed

47

9.4

1

2.1

46

97.9

 Unknown

11

2.2

Alcohol Consumption

0.1

.962

 Non-drinker

185

36.9

10

5.4

174

94.6

 Current

255

51.1

13

5.1

242

94.9

 Former

45

9.0

2

4.4

43

95.6

 Unknown

15

3.0

Smoking Status

1.5

.466

 Non-smoker

286

57.3

13

4.5

273

95.5

 Current

31

6.2

3

9.7

28

90.3

 Former

171

34.3

9

5.3

162

94.7

 Unknown

11

2.2

Disease Stage

0.0

.839

 0

1

0.2

1

0.2

0

0.0

 1

49

9.8

48

10.1

1

3.8

 2

86

17.2

79

16.7

7

26.9

 3

132

26.5

118

24.9

14

53.8

 4

102

20.4

101

21.4

1

3.8

 Unknown

129

25.9

126

26.6

3

11.5

Received Iron Therapy

102.8

<.001

 Yes

63

12.6

20

31.7

43

68.3

 No

436

87.4

6

1.4

430

98.6

Received Nutritional Counseling

0.9

.337

 Yes

98

19.6

7

7.1

91

92.9

 No

401

80.4

19

4.7

382

95.3