Contributing factors to iron deficiency anemia in women in Jordan: A single-center cross-sectional study

Autor: Muna Alhusban, Abdalla Awidi, Hadil Zureigat, Hisham S. Bawa’neh, Muhammad Awidi
Rok vydání: 2018
Předmět:
Pediatrics
Cross-sectional study
Maternal Health
lcsh:Medicine
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Biochemistry
0302 clinical medicine
Risk Factors
Pregnancy
Animal Products
hemic and lymphatic diseases
Medicine and Health Sciences
030212 general & internal medicine
Young adult
lcsh:Science
Aged
80 and over
Multidisciplinary
biology
Anemia
Iron-Deficiency
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Anemia
Agriculture
Hematology
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Red meat
Female
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Meat
Adolescent
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
medicine
Humans
Ferrous Compounds
Hemoglobin
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Aged
Nutrition
Ferritin
Jordan
business.industry
lcsh:R
Biology and Life Sciences
Proteins
Protein Complexes
medicine.disease
Diet
Cross-Sectional Studies
Iron-deficiency anemia
Food
biology.protein
Women's Health
lcsh:Q
business
Follow-Up Studies
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 11, p e0205868 (2018)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: Objectives This study aimed to understand the impact of iron deficiency anemia in female users of a hematology service in a developing country. Design Retrospective cross-sectional study of adult and adolescent women with iron deficiency anemia who presented to a hospital department of hematology. Setting A tertiary university hospital inpatient and outpatient hematology service. Participants All female patients who were ≥13 years of age with confirmed iron deficiency anemia and received hospital hematology services. Results A total of 208 patients were enrolled and analyzed in the registry. The mean age of the patients was 41.4 years (range, 14–82). A total of 195 patients had anemia that was moderate or severe according to the World Health Organization anemia classification with 13 patients having mild anemia. A total of 108 patients had comorbidities, which were primarily endocrine and cardiovascular. Iron deficiency anemia was associated with very heavy (n = 56, 30%) or heavy menses (n = 84, 45%) in 140 patients and was associated with poor (
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