Anemia in elderly patients ≥65 years of age: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

Introduction: Anemia in elderly patients of any degree contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality and has a significant effect on the quality of life. Despite of high prevalence, very few studies have examined the effect of anemia in elderly patients in India. Hence, this study is undertak...

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Published in:Journal of the Indian academy of geriatrics 2023-01, Vol.19 (1), p.19-23
Main Authors: E Kadhiravan, Agalya Devi, Reenaa Mohan, R Sindhuri, Shiek Abdula, D S. Karthika Devi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anemia
elderly
hemoglobin
pattern of anemia
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Summary:Introduction: Anemia in elderly patients of any degree contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality and has a significant effect on the quality of life. Despite of high prevalence, very few studies have examined the effect of anemia in elderly patients in India. Hence, this study is undertaken to know the prevalence and clinicopathological pattern of anemia in elderly patients. Objectives: 1. To estimate the prevalence of anemia in the elderly aged 65 years and above. 2. To determine the severity, clinicohematological patterns, and causes of anemia in the elderly aged 65 years and above. Materials and Methods: A hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study was done. The study was conducted for 1 year; during this period, elderly patients aged 65 years and above admitted for other medical conditions were recruited in the study using consecutive sampling technique until the desired sample size of 236 was achieved and they were evaluated for anemia. Among them with hemoglobin cutoff value
ISSN:0974-3405
0974-2484
DOI:10.4103/jiag.jiag_57_22