Research Article
An Etiologic Profile of Anemia in 405 Geriatric Patients
Table 1
Anemia subtypes according to main reason for hospitalization.
| | | All patients
(%*) | All anemic patients
(%*1) | IDA
(%*1) | IDA/AI
(%*1) | AI
(%*1) | B12/folic acid deficiency
(%*1) | Renal anemia
(%*1) | UA
(%*1) |
| | Fractures | 150 (40.76) | 110 (43.90) | 0 (0) | 9 (8.18) | 31 (28.18) | 8 (7.27) | 10 (9.09) | 52 (47.27) | | Cardiovascular disease | 70 (19.02) | 40 (57.14) | 3 (7.50) | 6 (15.00) | 15 (37.50) | 3 (7.50) | 7 (17.50) | 6 (15.00) | | Disturbance of gait and mobility | 64 (17.39) | 26 (40.63) | 1 (3.85) | 5 (19.23) | 3 (11.54) | 2 (7.69) | 5 (19.23) | 10 (38.46) | | Digestive tract diseases | 15 (4.08) | 13 (86.67) | 1 (7.69) | 2 (15.38) | 4 (30.77) | 2 (15.38) | 4 (30.77) | 0 (0) | | Disorders of the musculoskeletal apparatus | 14 (3.80) | 13 (92.86) | 0 (0) | 1 (7.69) | 3 (23.08) | 3 (23.08) | 6 (46.15) | 0 (0) | | Neoplasma | 14 (3.80) | 10 (71.43) | 0 (0) | 1 (10) | 6 (60.00) | 2 (20) | 1 (10) | 0 (0) | | Infectious diseases | 9 (2.45) | 7 (77.78) | 1 (14.29) | 2 (28.57) | 2 (28.57) | 1 (14.29) | 1 (14.92) | 0 (0) | | Injuries | 9 (2.45) | 4 (44.44) | 0 (0) | 2 (50.00) | 0 (0) | 1 (25.00) | 1 (25) | 0 (0) | | Other reasons | 23 (6.25) | 18 (78.26) | 1 (5.56) | 3 (16.67) | 4 (22.22) | 2 (11.11) | 4 (22.22) | 4 (22.22) | | | 241 (100) | 7 (2.90*2) | 31 (12.86*2) | 68 (28.22*2) | 24 (9.96*2) | 39 (16.18*2) | 72 (29.88*2) |
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Relating to all hospitalized patients.
*1Relating to all anemic patients with this diagnosis.
*2Relating to all anemic patients.
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