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Table 3 Characteristics of 33 institutionalized people with Down's syndrome, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

From: An epidemiological study on anemia among institutionalized people with intellectual and/or motor disability with special reference to its frequency, severity and predictors

 

Male (n = 20)

Female (n = 13)

Age (years)

42.1 ± 9.5

47.5 ± 6.1

Intelligence quotient

23.3 ± 6.3 (n = 13)

14.4 ± 12.8 (n = 11)

Height (cm)

146.3 ± 6.1

137.4 ± 5.5

Weight (kg)

47.7 ± 9.3

45.1 ± 7.5

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.2 ± 3.5

24.0 ± 4.3

Red blood cells (× 106/μl)

6.7 ± 10.2

4.2 ± 0.3

White blood cells (× 103/μl)

6.2 ± 2.6

4.8 ± 1.3

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

14.3 ± 1.1

13.5 ± 0.7

Anemic cases (n)

3 (15.0%)

0 (0%)

Fe (μg/dl)

89.9 ± 25.9

101.0 ± 29.9

Total protein (g/dl)

7.4 ± 0.5

7.5 ± 0.3

Albumin (g/dl)

4.1 ± 0.3

4.2 ± 0.4

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

176.2 ± 19.7

201.8 ± 34.8

HDL* (mg/dl)

49.7 ± 11.0

62.9 ± 14.5

ZTT* (unit)

15.5 ± 4.4

15.5 ± 5.0

CRP* (mg/dl)

0.6 ± 0.9

0.5 ± 1.0

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

110 ± 11 (n = 18)

101 ± 14

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

73 ± 11 (n = 18)

65 ± 12

Cases using specific medications (n)

11 (55.0%)

5 (38.5%)

Cases on iron replacement (n)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. *HDL: High density lipoprotein cholesterol, ZTT: Zinc sulfate turbidity test, CRP: C-reactive protein.