Table 3 Anthropometric variables, biochemical data, and poverty index by the age group in females. Values are presented as the mean ± SE or median (1st quartile–3rd quartile). Data were analyzed by ANOVA or the Kruskal-Wallis test to compare variables among the three age groups. The D score was considered poor at ≥ 33.3%

BMI

22.6 ± 0.56

24.18 ± 0.54

22.64 ± 0.68

0.0862

SpO₂

93.00 (91.00–93.50)

91.00 (89.00–93.00)

88.00 (86.00–91.00)

0.1946

SBP

111.0 (105.8–117.0)

116.5.0 (107.5–133.0)

114.5 (107.8–131.5)

0.4754

DBP

74.21 ± 1.62

76.65 ± 2.11

72.87 ± 2.41

0.4342

PP

39.00 (34.00–43.25)

42.50 (36.50–48.00)

47.00 (38.75–53.00)

0.7192

VD^a

0.93 ± 0.05

0.93 ± 0.04

0.96 ± 0.07

0.8640

Hb

12.61 ± 0.29

13.59 ± 0.25

14.05 ± 0.40

0.0034

HbA1c^b

5.70 (5.58–5.80)

5.90 (5.80–6.10)

6.20 (6.00–6.30)

0.7647

D score^c

0.26 ± 0.02

0.24 ± 0.02

0.27 ± 0.02

0.5547