Study of anemia in geriatric population: a hospital based study in Marathwada region, Maharashtra, India

Soni, Pravin; Jawale, Rahul B.; Soni, Seema

doi:10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20161069

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“…15,19 Unless treated, anemia causes decreased physical activity, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, left ventricular hypertrophy, cognitive dysfunction, increased risk of depression, and mortality. 12,20 As the anemia falsely regarded as a minor problem, it is not treated properly and eventually increases morbidity and mortality in elderly people. 21 Therefore, an indepth examination of geriatric patients in terms of anemia and, thus, planning appropriate treatments may facilitate their recovery process.…”

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A study of Anemia Rate and Causes in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients on Medical Wards

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2022

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Objective: The aim of this study is to look at the rate and causes of anemia in geriatric patients over the age of 65 who are hospitalized on the medical wards.Materials and Methods: We retrospectively investigated the data of 200 elderly older patients who were hospitalized between 2018 and 2021 in a private university hospital.Results: We determined that 101 (50.5%) of the patients were females and the rest were males 99 (49.5%). The mean age for females was 80.76±3.5 years and for males was 79.93±4.2 years. The oldest patient was aged 102 years, while the youngest one was 66 years. The rate of anemia was 63.5% (127 patients).Conclusion: The majority of geriatric patients admitted to the medical wards had anemia. We recommended taking anemia into account in geriatric patients at the time of hospitalization and with appropriate management.

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“…Normocytic anemia was the most common type in our study, seen in more than half of cases, similar to previous studies. [1516]…”

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“…World Health Organization (WHO) criteria, hemoglobin values less than 12 g/dl in women and less than 13 g/dl in men, were used to define anemia. [15] We excluded patients who had received a blood transfusion during the last 12 weeks and patients on chemotherapy or radiotherapy.…”

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Patterns of geriatric anemia: A hospital-based observational study in North India

Sharma

Suri

Pannu

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J Family Med Prim Care

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Background: Geriatric anemia is a global health problem because of its high prevalence and associated significant morbidity and mortality. Aim: The objectives of this study were to estimate the pattern of anemia in the elderly patients and the underlying etiology of anemia. Research Design and Methods: This was a hospital-based prospective observational study, conducted in patients aged 60 years and above at PGIMER, Chandigarh, a tertiary care center of North India. Anemia is defined as hemoglobin level less than 13 g/dl in men and 12 g/dl in women. Results: Among the 105 older patients with anemia, the mean value of hemoglobin was 8.8 ± 2.3 g/dl. The etiological distribution of anemia was iron deficiency in 26 patients (24.8%), chronic disease in 24 patients (22.9%), hematological disorders in 21 (20%), chronic kidney disease in 13 (12.4%), multifactorial in 8 (7.6%), vitamin B12 deficiency in 2 (1.9%), folate deficiency in 1 (0.9%), and hypothyroidism in 1 patient (0.9%). No etiology could be found in 9 patients (8.6%). 57.6% of the iron-deficient patients had upper gastrointestinal lesions and 30.7% had a nutritional cause. Common chronic diseases causing anemia were malignancy (36.6%) and liver disease (29.1%). The myelodysplastic syndrome was the commonest hematological disorder. 53.35% of the patients had normocytic anemia, 40% had microcytic anemia, and 6.6% had macrocytic anemia. Conclusions: In most of the cases, anemia in the elderly had a treatable cause. Thus, a thorough investigation including gastrointestinal endoscopy is warranted. Unexplained progressive or unresponsive anemia requires bone marrow examination.

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Risk factors of anemia amongst elderly population living at high-altitude region of India

Gupta

Pandey

Sati

et al. 2020

J Family Med Prim Care

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Study of anemia in geriatric population: a hospital based study in Marathwada region, Maharashtra, India

Cited by 4 publications

References 5 publications

A study of Anemia Rate and Causes in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients on Medical Wards

A study of Anemia Rate and Causes in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients on Medical Wards

Patterns of geriatric anemia: A hospital-based observational study in North India

Risk factors of anemia amongst elderly population living at high-altitude region of India

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