Prevalence of anemia and associated factors in older adults

Evidence from the Sabe Study

Bibliographic Data

ID10723596
AuthorsLigiana Pires Corona (0000-0001-5298-7714, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)), Yeda Aparecida Oliveira Duarte (0000-0003-3933-2179, Universidade de São Paulo), Yeda Aparecida De Oliveira Duarte (Universidade de São Paulo), Maria Lúcia Lebrão (0000-0002-2650-8684, Universidade de São Paulo)
Year2014
Volume48
Issue5
Pages723-431
Publication date2014-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0034-8910.2014048005039
PMID25372162
OpenAlexW2153032035
SciELOS0034-89102014000500723
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited25

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of anemia and associated factors in older adults. METHODS The prevalence and factors associated with anemia in older adults were studied on the basis of the results of the Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento (SABE – Health, Welfare and Aging) study. A group of 1,256 individuals were interviewed during the third wave of the SABE study performed in Sao Paulo, SP, in 2010. The study included 60.4% females; the mean age of the participants was 70.4 years, and their average education was 5.3 years. The dependent variable was the presence of anemia (hemoglobin levels: 12 g/dL in women and 13 g/dL in men). Descriptive analysis and hierarchical logistic regression were performed. The independent variables were as follows: a) demographics: gender, age, and education and b) clinical characteristics: self-reported chronic diseases, presence of cognitive decline and depression symptoms, and body mass index. RESULTS The prevalence of anemia was 7.7% and was found to be higher in oldest adults. There was no difference between genders, although the hemoglobin distribution curve in women showed a displacement toward lower values in comparison with the distribution curve in men. Advanced age (OR = 1.07; 95%CI 0.57;1.64; p

Anemia · Body mass index · Depression (economics) · Diabetes mellitus · Hemoglobin · Logistic regression · Acute Ischemic Stroke Management · Demography · Endocrinology · Erythropoietin and Anemia Treatment · Internal Medicine · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Medicine · Gerontology

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