Prevalence, characteristics and prognostic significance of anemia in daily practice

The prevalence of anemia has been studied in well-defined populations, but no large study is available for less restricted populations with various disorders. Two-phase nationwide study: (i) a cross-sectional study including 1351 patients aimed to define the prevalence and characteristics of anemic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	QJM : An International Journal of Medicine 2012-04, Vol.105 (4), p.345-354
Hauptverfasser:	TERRIER, B, RESCHE-RIGON, M, ANDRES, E, BONNET, F, HACHULLA, E, MARIE, I, ROSENTHAL, E, CACOUB, P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anemia - blood Anemia - epidemiology Anemia - etiology Anemia - therapy Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies Biological and medical sciences Diseases of red blood cells Epidemiologic Methods Epidemiology Female France - epidemiology General aspects Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Hematologic Diseases - complications Hematologic Diseases - epidemiology Hemoglobins - metabolism Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Neoplasms - complications Neoplasms - epidemiology Prognosis Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Renal Insufficiency - complications Renal Insufficiency - epidemiology Sex Distribution Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - complications Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	The prevalence of anemia has been studied in well-defined populations, but no large study is available for less restricted populations with various disorders. Two-phase nationwide study: (i) a cross-sectional study including 1351 patients aimed to define the prevalence and characteristics of anemic patients seen in France, and (ii) a prospective longitudinal study of 398 anemic patients aimed to define factors associated with survival. Anemia was present in 874 (65%) patients according to WHO criteria, and 573 (42%) patients had hemoglobin levels
ISSN:	1460-2725 1460-2393
DOI:	10.1093/qjmed/hcr230