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Characteristics of anemic and non-anemic cases among 90 institutionalized people with cerebral palsy, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. |
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| Anemic cases (n = 19) |
Non-anemic cases (n = 71) |
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| Normocytic normochromic anemia (n = 19) |
Anemia except normocytic normochromic anemia (n = 0) |
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| M (n = 17) |
F (n = 2) |
M (n = 0) |
F (n = 0) |
M (n = 31) |
F (n = 40) |
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| Age |
46.2 ± 10.7 |
41.0 ± 1.4 |
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39.9 ± 10.2 |
43.1 ± 12.0 |
| Body mass index (BMI) |
19.8 ± 3.3 |
20.1 ± 2.1 |
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21.2 ± 2.7 |
21.7 ± 3.7 |
| Fe (μg/dl) |
92.8 ± 36.5 |
84.5 ± 3.5 |
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109.2 ± 48.0 |
99.9 ± 37.3 |
| Medications (n) |
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| Anticonvulsants and/or major tranquilizers |
12 (63.2%) |
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37 (52.1%) |
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| Minor tranquilizers |
3 (15.8%) |
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13 (18.3%) |
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| Iron replacement |
1 (5.3%) |
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1 (1.4%) |
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| Other medicationsb |
6 (31.6%) |
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19 (26.8%) |
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| Users of any medication (n) |
18 (94.7%) |
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50 (70.4%) |
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| Non-medicated (n) |
1 (5.3%) |
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21 (29.6%) |
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a Medications except anticonvulsants and/or major tranquilizers, minor tranquilizers and iron replacement (i.e. gastrointestinal drugs, cold drugs, cardiovascular medication). | ||||||
Ohwada et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:85 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-85 |
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