A prospective study of anemia profile in geriatric population
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical and Health Research - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Globally the number of elderly is projected to grow from about 524 million in 2010 to nearly 1500 million in 2050. The distribution of social and biological risk factors makes the epidemiology of anemia a real challenge in elderly patients. Aims and Objective: Study of anemia profile in geriatric patients. Materials and Methods: Two hundred geriatric patients were studied after dividing them into Group A (n=100; subjects with age >60 years and hemoglobin <10 g/dl) and Group B (n=100; subjects with age >60 years and hemoglobin greater ≥10 g/dl) at the Department of Medicine, GRMC, Gwalior from January 2016 to September 2017. Detailed history and laboratory test for hemoglobin and hematological indices including mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and reticulocyte count was done to identify type of anemia. Results: Majority of the subjects in Group A (80%) and Group B (69%) were in age range of 60-70 years. Anemia in elderly was dependent of age (p=0.001) but independent of sex (p>0.05) and socioeconomic class (p>0.05) of subjects. Among Group A majority were taking mixed diet (n=40, p=0.021) whereas among Group B maximum were vegetarian (n=31; p>0.05). Subjects with retic count <2.5 were having more anemia mainly normocytic normochromic (p=0.038). Stool for occult blood (35%) in group A and (25%) in Group B was high in anemic patients. Conclusion: Anemiais a serious problem in elderly population. An early detection can prevent the associated complication in elderly population
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Dr. Rahul T Sarode, Dr. Archana Kansal, Dr. OP Jatav, Dr. Dinesh Rajput, Dr. Narayan Prasad Majhi
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