Hemoglobin, Red Blood Cell Count, Hematocrit and Derived Parameters for Diagnosing Anemia in Elderly Males

Anemia is one of the most common micronutrient deficiency in our community. Nutritional anaemias are caused when there is an inadequate body store of a specific nutrient needed for hemoglobin synthesis. The most common nutrient deficiency is of iron. Therefore, a cross-sectional survey was conducted on the healthy elderly male, aged ≥ 40 and ≤77 years (n=60) volunteers in order to assess their blood parameters, such as hemoglobin concentration (Hb), hematocrit (HCT), red blood cell count (RBC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) for the diagnosis of anemia. The demographic results showed mean values (50.10±8.79) years for age, 66-68 ± 1.95 inches for height , 71.43 ± 6.43 kg body weight, 98.34±0.48 0F body temperature, 124 ± 8.67 systolic blood pressure, 82.17 ± 4.15 diastolic pressure while, The pulse rate was found to be 74.63 ± 7.02/minute. Similarly, mean values for lean body weight (LBW) found to be 49.9±2.89, ideal body weight (IBW) 60.9 ± 4.49, body surface area (BSA) was 1.8 ± 0.1 m2whereas, body mass index (BMI) showed mean value 24.9 ± 2.6 kg/m2. More so, overall mean Hb found to be 13.60 g/dl, RBC 4.6 mill/mm3, HCT/PCV 43%, MCV 92.95fl, MCH 29.42 pg and MCHC was found to be 31.73 g/dl. The normal range of Hb for men was 13-17 g/dl and 31.67% of the subjects participated in the study was considered to be anemic showing less Hb than normal range. The volunteers were suggested to improve the dietary habits and to take iron supplements in order to overcome the iron deficiency anemia.