Effect of Hb% on Cognitive Skills in UG Medical Students
Introduction: The cognitive functions in adults can be altered by a number of diseases, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal changes, ageing and drugs. Anaemia, through various possible mechanisms, has been suggested to result in a cognitive deterioration. Aim and Objective: To study the effect of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/3184/15%20-%205249_E(C)_PF1(M)_F(H)_PF1(PUH)_PFA(H)_1.pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: The cognitive functions in adults can be altered
by a number of diseases, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal
changes, ageing and drugs. Anaemia, through various possible mechanisms, has been suggested to result in a cognitive
deterioration.
Aim and Objective: To study the effect of Hb% on cognitive
skills of 100 UG medical students of Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chromepet, Chennai, India.
Methodology: One hundred UG medical students who were
in the age group of 17 to 19 years were selected and their
Hb% estimations were done by using Drabkin’s method. Their
cognitive skills were assessed by using the Mini Mental State
Examination (MMSE). Correlation between Hb% and their cognitive skills was done.
Results: This study showed that there was a significant correlation between the Hb concentration and the cognitive skills
in the students. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |