Prevalence of Anemia and its Determinants among Elderly People of Uttarakhand, India
Introduction: Anemia is a sign of serious disease at all ages; but in elderly population it is especially true. According to epidemiologic data, its prevalence rises with increasing age sharply after the age of 60years. Method: To evaluate the prevalence of anemia and its determinants among older ag...
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| description | Introduction: Anemia is a sign of serious disease at all ages; but in elderly population it is especially true. According to epidemiologic data, its prevalence rises with increasing age sharply after the age of 60years. Method: To evaluate the prevalence of anemia and its determinants among older age group in Uttarakhand, NFHS-IV (2015-16) data was used. For socio demographic analysis, study included 7056 individuals (After excluding missing information) aged 60 years and above. Results: The median age was 66.38years (range,60–95years). The mean levels of hemoglobin (Mean ± SD) were 14.23 ± 1.29 g/dL in men and13.75 ± 1.15 g/dL in women, and the overall prevalence of anemia was 36.42% (2502/6870):In men the prevalence was 36.86 % (2096/5687) and 34.32% (406/1183)in Women. The Prevalence in age group 60–69, 70–79 and ≥80 was 35.2%, 38.1% and 41.2% respectively. It was found that the prevalence of anemia differed significantly between those of age 60–69 and 70–79 years, those of age 60–69 and ≥80 years, and those of age 70–79 years and ≥80 years.Conclusions: The prevalence of anemia among elderly people of Uttarakhand was determined to be 35.9% and it increased with age. Male sex, older age, low BMI, low education and nuclear family were identified as independent risk factors of anemia among the elderly Indians. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca6b68b8e45344d689e0f064e5d54a3d2022-12-22T01:30:16ZengIndian Association of Preventive and Social MedicineHealthline2229-337X2320-15252021-12-01124263110.51957/Healthline_267_2021Prevalence of Anemia and its Determinants among Elderly People of Uttarakhand, IndiaSumit Saxena0Puneet Gupta 1Anurag Srivastava2Sonam Maheshwari 3Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Autonomous State Medical College & Allied Pt Ram Prasad Bismil Memorial Hospital, Shahjahanpur, U.P., IndiaAssistant Professor, ICFAI University, Dehradhun, Uttarakhand, India Associate Professor Department of Community Medicine, Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, India Biostatistician, Department of Community Medicine, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradhun, Uttarakhand, IndiaIntroduction: Anemia is a sign of serious disease at all ages; but in elderly population it is especially true. According to epidemiologic data, its prevalence rises with increasing age sharply after the age of 60years. Method: To evaluate the prevalence of anemia and its determinants among older age group in Uttarakhand, NFHS-IV (2015-16) data was used. For socio demographic analysis, study included 7056 individuals (After excluding missing information) aged 60 years and above. Results: The median age was 66.38years (range,60–95years). The mean levels of hemoglobin (Mean ± SD) were 14.23 ± 1.29 g/dL in men and13.75 ± 1.15 g/dL in women, and the overall prevalence of anemia was 36.42% (2502/6870):In men the prevalence was 36.86 % (2096/5687) and 34.32% (406/1183)in Women. The Prevalence in age group 60–69, 70–79 and ≥80 was 35.2%, 38.1% and 41.2% respectively. It was found that the prevalence of anemia differed significantly between those of age 60–69 and 70–79 years, those of age 60–69 and ≥80 years, and those of age 70–79 years and ≥80 years.Conclusions: The prevalence of anemia among elderly people of Uttarakhand was determined to be 35.9% and it increased with age. Male sex, older age, low BMI, low education and nuclear family were identified as independent risk factors of anemia among the elderly Indians.http://www.healthlinejournal.org/index_pdf/388.pdfanemiaelderly peoplenfhs-ivprevalence |
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| title | Prevalence of Anemia and its Determinants among Elderly People of Uttarakhand, India |
| title_full | Prevalence of Anemia and its Determinants among Elderly People of Uttarakhand, India |
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| title_short | Prevalence of Anemia and its Determinants among Elderly People of Uttarakhand, India |
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