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Characteristics of anemic and non-anemic cases among 39 institutionalized people with severe motor and intellectual disabilities, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. |
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| Anemic cases (n = 16) |
Non-anemic cases (n = 23) |
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| Normocytic normochromic anemia (n = 15) |
Anemia except normocytic normochromic anemia (n = 1) |
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| M (n = 12) |
F (n = 3) |
M (n = 1) |
F (n = 0) |
M (n = 8) |
F (n = 15) |
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| Age |
36.3 ± 8.6 |
39.7 ± 2.9 |
62.0 |
-- |
38.8 ± 10.8 |
34.3 ± 10.6 |
| Body mass index (BMI) |
14.0 ± 2.8 |
12.5 ± 1.4 |
15.5 |
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14.6 ± 1.8 |
15.6 ± 3.3 |
| Fe (μg/dl) |
76.0 ± 27.4 |
82.3 ± 15.6 |
88.0 |
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111.5 ± 19.9 |
109.6 ± 46.5 |
| Medicationsa (n) |
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| Anticonvulsants and/or major tranquilizers |
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-- |
-- |
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| Minor tranquilizers |
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-- |
-- |
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| Iron replacement |
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-- |
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| Other medications b |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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| Users of any medication (n) |
-- |
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-- |
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| Non-medicated (n) |
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aInformation on medication for people with severe motor and intellectual disabilities was not available. b Medications except anticonvulsants and/or major tranquilizers, minor tranquilizers and iron replacement (i.e. gastrointestinal drug, cold drug, cardiovascular medication). | ||||||
Ohwada et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:85 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-85 |
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