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Anemia and iron deficiency in Mexican elderly population: Results from the Ensanut 2012
Alejandra Contreras-Manzano1, Vanessa de la Cruz1, Salvador Villalpando1
1Health and Nutrition Division, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
Objective:
To describe de prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and anemia in a sample of Mexican elderly population from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut) 2012.
Materials And Methods:
1 920 subjects ≥60 years of age were included. Hemoglobin, serum concentrations of ferritin and CRP were measured. The risk for ID and anemia adjusted for potential confounders was assessed in logistic regression models.
Results:
The overall prevalence of anemia was 13.9%, 15.2% in males and 12.8% females. For ID, overall it was 4.2%, males 4.0% and females 4.3%. The greatest prevalence of ID was found in males and females over 80 years old (6.9 and 7.0%, respectively). ID was present in 1.5 of 10 Mexican elders with anemia.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of anemia was high in the elderly, however the prevalence of ID was low; there is a need to further investigate the causes of anemia in this age group.
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