RT Book, Section
A1 Reske, Thomas
A1 Zito, Paul D.
A2 Walter, Louise C.
A2 Chang, Anna
A2 Chen, Pei
A2 Harper, G. Michael
A2 Rivera, Josette
A2 Conant, Rebecca
A2 Lo, Daphne
A2 Yukawa, Michi
SR Print(0)
ID 1180017784
T1 Anemia
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment Geriatrics, 3e
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260457087
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180017784
RD 2024/04/24
AB Anemia  is  the  most  common  hematologic  abnormality  in  older  adults.  Overall  prevalence  of  anemia  in  community-dwelling  older  adults  ranges  from  10%  to  24%.  The  prevalence  in  long-term  care  or  hospitalized  older  adults  is  close  to  40%.  The  age  distribution  of  anemia  is  shown  in  Figure  52–1.  Race  appears  to  also  influence  hemoglobin  levels.  In  the  longitudinal  National  Health  and  Nutrition  Examination  Survey  (NHANES)  III,  the  prevalence  of  anemia  was  found  to  be  three  times  higher  in  non-Hispanic  blacks  compared  with  non-Hispanic  whites.  Anemia  is  recognized  as  a  contributor  to  increased  morbidity  and  mortality,  and  therefore,  it  is  important  to  properly  diagnose  and  treat  anemia.