Prevalence of Anemia and Risk of Adverse Bleeding Effect of Drugs: Implication for Therapy

Table 1

Hematocrit thresholds for definition of anemia.

Age & gender	Rural pathology	WHO
Children <5 years	34	33
Children 5–<12 years	35	35
Children 12–15 years	36	36
Men >15 years	36	39
Women >15 years	32	36
Pregnant Women	32	33