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INTRODUCTION: Depression is considered one of the principles of debility in most of the world and the main share in general increased universal burden of diseases. The top important complication of depression from the point of the patient's view is social and living problems, which lead to permanent disability. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: Weight changes could occur with depression due to variability of appetite, so this study was to define the association between iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and depression disorders. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred participants enrolled in the study with a mean age of 37 ± 8.2 years in this case–control study conducted in Diwanyiah Educational Hospital from February 1 to May 1, 2022, the study enrolled patients with depression features visiting the psychiatric clinic in the hospital selected as cases and matched age and sex selected from another clinic in the same hospital or attendant with patients as control. RESULTS: The mean age for healthy control was 36.3 years and for cases, it was 38.5 years; there were 64% of patients and 16% of healthy control had anemia, whereas, for depression, patients 32% not presenting with anemia and 84% of control had no anemia. CONCLUSION: This study highlights the association between IDA and depression disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
