Anemia and vitamin D deficiency are conditions that both result in significant morbidity and increase with age. The potential relationship between them remains poorly understood, particularly in the elderly. We used the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine the association of vitamin D deficiency with anemia subtypes in persons aged ≥ 60 years. Vitamin D deficiency w...

Vitamin D deficiency and anemia are common in the Middle East, and vitamin D deficiency and hyperparathyroidism have been reported to be associated with an increased prevalence of anemia. In this study, the hypothesis that vitamin D deficiency and hyperparathyroidism may be associated with anemia in a Bahraini population was tested. Association of hyperparathyroidism and vitamin D levels (defic...

OBJECTIVE Oxidative stress, an increase in oxidants and/or a decrease in antioxidant capacity, is one of the potential biochemical mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of iron deficiency anemia. The objective of this study was to evaluate the oxidative status and to determine whether there is any relationship between oxidative status and the severity of anemia in patients with iron deficienc...

The serum level of erythropoietin was measured in 31 patients with anemia secondary to chronic infection or malignancy and compared with erythropoietin levels in 23 patients with iron-deficiency anemia and 14 patients with primary hematopoietic diseases. Erythropoietin levels varied directly with the degree of anemia in patients with iron deficiency or primary hematopoietic disorders. There was...

Iron-deficiency anemia (IAD) in children is the most common among other types of anemia. It is commonly presented in children aged between 6—36 months than at other age groups, according to a report. Pediatric iron-deficiency anemia might involve multiple etiological factors including low birth weight, nutritional deficiency, and gastrointestinal blood loss. Diagnosis is made on the basis of de...

Iron-deficiency anemia (IAD) in children is the most common among other types of anemia. It is commonly presented in children aged between 6—36 months than at other age groups, according to a report. Pediatric iron-deficiency anemia might involve multiple etiological factors including low birth weight, nutritional deficiency, and gastrointestinal blood loss. Diagnosis is made on the basis of de...

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in relation to variables such as: age, weight, height, mother s education, number of family members, and nutritional habits among female elementary school children (age 6-12 years) in the western province of Saudi Arabia. A total of 123 female children were selected for this study. Complete blood co...

Iron-deficiency anemia (IAD) in children is the most common among other types of anemia. It is commonly presented in children aged between 6—36 months than at other age groups, according to a report. Pediatric iron-deficiency anemia might involve multiple etiological factors including low birth weight, nutritional deficiency, and gastrointestinal blood loss. Diagnosis is made on the basis of de...

INTRODUCTION In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the practice of blood transfusion is common with more than two hundred thousand one million blood donation per year has been made between 2007 and 2011. However, no report on iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia as a result of a donation blood in DS is available in this country. This study aimed to estimate the extend of iron deficie...

There has been renewed scientific interest in the sequelae of vitamin D deficiency, given the emerging evidence on the diverse biologic functions of vitamin D, besides its fundamental role in bone and mineral metabolism. For the past decade, the evidence in the medical literature pointing to a relationship between anemia risk and vitamin D deficiency has been accumulating. This paper critically...