Research Article
Anaemia in the Hospitalized Elderly in Tanzania: Prevalence, Severity, and Micronutrient Deficiency Status
Table 1
Description of study participants.
| | | All (N (%)) | Males (N = 95) (N (%)) | Females (N = 61) (N (%)) |
| | Age (years) | | 60–69 | 98 (62.8) | 55 (56.1) | 43 (43.9) | | 70–79 | 42 (26.9) | 29 (69.0) | 13 (31.0) | | 80+ | 16 (10.3) | 11(69.8) | 5 (31.2) |
| | Marital status | | Married | 110 (70.5) | 76 (69.1) | 34 (30.9) | | Unmarried | 46 (29.5) | 19 (41.3) | 27 (58.7) |
| | Education level | | None/informal | 24 (15.4) | 9 (37.5) | 15 (62.5) | | Primary | 54 (34.6) | 35 (64.8) | 19 (35.2) | | Secondary | 62 (39.7) | 40 (64.5) | 22 (35.5) | | Higher learning | 16 (10.3) | 11 (68.75) | 5 (31.25) |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | | Underweight | 4 (2.6) | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | | Normal | 82 (52.6) | 43 (52.4) | 39 (47.6) | | Overweight | 64 (41.0) | 45 (70.3) | 19 (29.7) | | Obese | 6 (3.8) | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) |
| | Blood Pressure | | Normal | 82 (52.6) | 52 (63.4) | 30 (36.6) | | Prehypertensive | 42 (26.9) | 21 (50.0) | 21 (50.0) | | Stage I hypertension | 27 (17.3) | 19 (70.4) | 8 (29.6) | | Stage II hypertension | 5 (3.2) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (40.0) |
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