Prevalence and correlates of anaemia in adolescents in Riyadh city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15092897 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Al-Johara M Alquaiz, AlJohara M AlQuaiz (King Saud University), Tawfik AM Khoja, Tawfik A M Khoja (Ministry of Health), Abdullah Alsharif (0000-0001-8280-8190, Ministry of Health), Ankan Kazi (0000-0002-6807-8555, King Saud University, corresponding author), Ambreen Kazi, Ashry Gad Mohamed (King Saud University), Hamad Al Mane (Ministry of Health), Abdullah Aldiris (King Fahad Central Hospital), Shaffi Ahamed Shaikh (King Saud University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Pages | 3192-3200 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980015001214 |
| PMID | 25936397 |
| OpenAlex | W1956820966 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 26 |
Objective To determine the prevalence and correlates of anaemia in male and female adolescents in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Design A cross-sectional community-based study. Setting Five primary health-care centres in Riyadh. Subjects We invited 203 male and 292 female adolescents aged 13–18 years for interview, anthropometric measurements and complete blood count. Blood Hb was measured with a Coulter Cellular Analysis System using the light scattering method. Results Using the WHO cut-off of Hb n 34) of males and 34·2 % ( n 100) of females were suffering from anaemia. Mean Hb in males and females was 13·5 ( sd 1·4) and 12·3 ( sd 1·2) g/dl, respectively. Values for mean cell volume, mean cell Hb, mean corpuscular Hb concentration and red cell distribution width in male and female adolescents were 77·8 ( sd 6·2) v. 76·4 ( sd 10·3) μm 3 , 26·1 ( sd 2·7) v. 25·5 ( sd 2·6) pg, 32·7 ( sd 2·4) v. 32·2 ( sd 2·6) g/dl and 13·9 ( sd 1·4) v. 13·6 ( sd 1·3) %, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that a positive family history of Fe-deficiency anaemia (OR=4·7; 95 % CI 1·7, 12·2), infrequent intake (OR=3·7; 95 % CI 1·3, 10·0) and never intake of fresh juices (OR=3·5; 95 % CI 1·4, 9·5) and being 13–14 years of age (OR=3·1; 95 % CI 1·2, 9·3) were significantly associated with anaemia in male adolescents; whereas in females, family history of Fe-deficiency anaemia (OR=3·4; 95 % CI 1·5, 7·6), being overweight (OR=3·0; 95 % CI 1·4, 6·1), no intake of fresh juices (OR=2·6; 95 % CI 1·4, 5·1), living in an apartment (OR=2·0; 95 % CI 1·1, 3·8) and living in a small house (OR=2·5; 95 % CI 1·2, 5·3) were significantly associated with anaemia. Conclusions Anaemia is more prevalent among Saudi female adolescents as compared with males. Important factors like positive family history of Fe-deficiency anaemia, overweight, lack of fresh juice intake and low socio-economic status are significantly associated with anaemia in adolescents
Biology · Environmental health · Geography · Kingdom · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders · Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Medicine · Optometry · Pediatrics
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |