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- Title
The Investigation of Some Hematological Values and Anemia Prevalence in Adult Population of Tokat Province.
- Authors
Cetin, Ilhan; Bulut, Yunus; Yildirim, Beytullah; Ozturk, Banu; Yenisehirli, Gulgun; Etikan, Ilker; Ozdemir, Metin; Yuce, Suleyman; Sahin, Idris; Egri, Mucahit
- Abstract
This study was conducted in 70 (12 urban and 58 rural) settlements in Tokat province. The study group consists of a random sampling of 1095 participants aged 18 years and over. A questionnaire was administered to and blood samples were taken and analyzed from all individuals involved in the study group. Hemoglobin, hematocrit, erythrocyte, Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV), Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH), and leukocyte values were significantly lower in female participants. Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW) and thrombocyte values were significantly lower in male participants. Anemia prevalence was found to be 11.1% in the study group and anemia was more commonly found in females (15.9%) than males (6.1%). In addition, anemia prevalence was reached highest level in the 60 aged and over. More than half of anemic individuals (51.2%) had microcytic, 45.5% normocytic, and 3.3% macrocytic anemia. In this study, hematological values in Tokat province were found to be lower than the results of studies performed in other areas of Turkey. We hypothesize that the difference may be related to the higher altitude of Tokat province. Also, Tokat's lower anemia prevalence may be related to the nutritional habits and lifestyle of its inhabitants.
- Subjects
TURKEY; ANEMIA; DISEASE prevalence; BLOOD diseases; STATISTICAL sampling; HEMOGLOBINS; HEMATOCRIT; ERYTHROCYTES; LEUCOCYTES
- Publication
UHOD: International Journal of Hematology & Oncology / Uluslararasi Hematoloji Onkoloji Dergisi, 2009, Vol 19, Issue 3, p166
- ISSN
1306-133X
- Publication type
Article