19 Only about 1% of the patients with sickle cell anemia meet the criteria for stem cell transplantation.31 Once the diagnosis of aplastic anemia is established, family human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing is recommended for patients 50 years of age or younger for possible stem cell ...
Iron deficiency was present in 34.7% of the population under study. Conclusion: According to world health organization criteria, anemia is a mild public health problem in this region, but iron deficiency is a significant problem and suitable measures for control and prevention of it should be ...
Iron deficiency (ID) and ID anemia (IDA) are widespread health issues affecting a significant number of women in Algeria, particularly during pregnancy. With a lack of clear, localized guidelines for managing ID and IDA in Algeria, the need for a consensus on the eligibility criteria for ...
The criteria for volunteer enrollment in this study were as follows; living in the districts of Thailand at the border of Thailand, Lao PDR, and Cambodia, being unrelated, and recognized as non-dual nationality. Based on the average prevalence of anemia among northeast Thai population of 21.1%...
Included were patients who were older than 1 month to 18 years, met criteria for iron-deficiency anemia, and had radiographically confirmed CSVT. RESULTS: Thirty-six patients who had CSVT and were older than 1 month to 18 years presented to the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, from ...
This document deals primarily with indicators for monitoring interventions to combat iron deficiency including iron deficiency anaemia but it also reviews the current methods of assessing and preventing iron deficiency in the light of recent significant scientific advances. Criteria for defining IDA and the...
This difference met prespecified criteria for equivalence. Meaning The use of oral iron supplements alone is comparable to a regimen of vitamin C supplemented with oral iron for patients with iron deficiency anemia. Abstract Importance It remains uncertain whether vitamin C routinely used with oral ...
AH Herring2,3, H Wang4, A-G Howard2,3, AL Thompson2,5, LS Adair1,2, EJ Mayer-Davis1,6 and P Gordon-Larsen1,2 BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Nonglycemic factors like iron deficiency (ID) or anemia may interfere with classification of diabetes and prediabetes using hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). ...
Malaria and iron deficiency (ID) are common and interrelated public health problems in African children. Observational data suggest that interrupting malaria transmission reduces the prevalence of ID1. To test the hypothesis that malaria might cause ID,
Sample size was based on WHO criteria. Anemia Fe deficiency and hemoglobin (Hb) variations were studied by Hb concentration erythrocyte protoporphyrin (EP) and an HPLC quantitation respectively. Of the subjects sampled 30% were anemic. Mildly elevated EP values were found in 68%. Girls with high...