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Anemia in the elderly diabetic subject
Yesmine Jallouli 1 , Rym Ben Othman 2 , Syrine Trabelsi 2 , Berriche Olfa 2 , Eya Safi 2 , Ramla Mizouri 2 , Faten Mahjoub 2 , Nadia Ben Amor 2 , Douiri Wafa 2 & Jamoussi Henda 2
1National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology, Department A, Route Tunis Sfax, Tunisia, 2National Institute of Nutrition, Department A, Tunis, Tunisia
Introduction: Anemia is common in the elderly subject over 75 years of age. The pathophysiological mechanisms of anemia are identical to those of the younger subject and the etiological investigation is based on precise diagnostic trees.
Objective: The objective of our study is to determine the prevalence of anemia in diabetic subjects over 75 years of age and to determine the associated factors.
Methodology: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the National Institute of Nutrition of Tunis (INNTA) in 62 diabetic patients over 75 years old hospitalized in department A during the period February-December 2022. For each patient we conducted a medical history taking, a clinical examination with a blood count.
Results: We collected 62 diabetic patients. The average age of the population was 73.23 ± 3.28 years. Sixty five percent of the patients were female. The average age of diabetes was 16.30 years ± 8. The frequency of oral disorders was 88.9%. The socioeconomic level was low in 49.2% of patients. The prevalence of anemia was 22.2% with a mean hemoglobin of 12.58 g/dl ±1.81. A significant association was noted with sex (P:0.011). Moreover, polymedication and digestive disorders were not associated with the presence of anemia (P:0.074) and(P 0.335) respectively.
Conclusion: Anemia is often discovered by chance. It would be a marker of the health state of the elderly which justifies an early diagnosis with an adequate etiological investigation in order to avoid the repercussion on the life quality of the patients.
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