Characterization of elderly with anemia

An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of the 63 elderly with anemia, belonging to No. 24 family doctor's office, of "Luis Augusto Turcios Lima" Teaching Polyclinic was carried out from July to December, 2015, to characterize them according to some variables of interest for the investigation. In the series there was a prevalence of women aged 60-69 (25.5%), fatigue as main symptom, microcitic anemia according to the study of the peripheric sheet, as well as the anemia associated to chronic dysfunctions. As a conclusion, it is valid to highlight that the diagnosis of the menstrual dysfunctions in the perimenopausia can prevent anemia and reduce its emergence in the female sex; also, the study of the type of anemia should be increased in the aged adult to be able to face the phenomenon of the aging in Latin America and to study preventively this populational group to diagnose chronic affections and to indicate treatment appropriately.