Table 1.

Percentages of persons 65 years and older who are anemic, by race/ethnicity and sex: NHANES III, phases 1 and 2, 1988 to 1994


Race/ethnicity

Men, %

Women, %

Total, %
Non-Hispanic white   9.2   8.7   9.0  
Non-Hispanic black   27.5   28.0   27.8  
Mexican American   11.5   9.3   10.4  
Other   20.4   7.5   14.0  
Total
 
11.0
 
10.2
 
10.6
 

Race/ethnicity

Men, %

Women, %

Total, %
Non-Hispanic white   9.2   8.7   9.0  
Non-Hispanic black   27.5   28.0   27.8  
Mexican American   11.5   9.3   10.4  
Other   20.4   7.5   14.0  
Total
 
11.0
 
10.2
 
10.6
 

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