Clinical and Epidemiological profile of Anemia in central India

Autor:	Roopesh Jain, Umesh Patel, Bhupendra Kumar Ratre, Vivek Sharma, Narmada Prasad Patel
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Anemia business.industry Microcytic anemia Population Iron deficiency medicine.disease Pallor hemic and lymphatic diseases Epidemiology medicine Population study medicine.symptom education Nutritional anemia business
Zdroj:	International Journal of Medical Research and Review. 2:45-52
ISSN:	2320-8686 2321-127X
DOI:	10.17511/ijmrr.2014.i01.09
Popis:	Background: The present, hospital based prevalence study has been conducted to assess the clinical and epidemiological profile of anemia in central India. Methods: In this study 200 patients of anemia from medical out patients department and indoor wards, age between 15-70 years, randomly selected without any bias for sex, occupation, socio-economic status and duration of disease. Results: This study shows that maximum number of patients (40%) were from age group 21-30 years. Between 15-30 years age group, prevalence of anemia was more in females than males. 57% study population have moderate anemia and 41% patients have severe anemia. Weakness & easy fatigability were most common (100%) presenting symptoms and pallor was most common (98% patients) clinical sign. Microcytic and hypochromic type peripheral smear was most common laboratory findings (59% cases). Nutritional anemia was the most common type of anemia (84%). Conclusions: Nutritional deficiency anemia is the most common cause of anemia among population, and iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in population.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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