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Table 4 Characteristics of 39 institutionalized people with severe motor and intellectual disabilities, 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 = 21)

Female (n = 18)

Age (years)

38.5 ± 10.6

35.2 ± 9.9

Intelligence quotient

27.6 ± 14.6 (n = 11)

29.6 ± 11.3 (n = 5)

Height (cm)

151.4 ± 13.9

145.9 ± 8.4

Weight (kg)

33.2 ± 7.2

32.1 ± 7.5

Body mass index (kg/m2)

14.3 ± 2.4

15.1 ± 3.2

Red blood cells (× 106/μl)

4.2 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 0.4

White blood cells (× 103/μl)

5.4 ± 1.7

6.0 ± 2.4

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

13.0 ± 1.3

12.5 ± 1.4

Anemic cases (n)

13 (61.9%)

3 (16.7%)

Fe (μg/dl)

90.1 ± 29.2

105.1 ± 43.8

Total protein (g/dl)

7.2 ± 0.6

7.4 ± 0.5

Albumin (g/dl)

4.2 ± 0.4

4.1 ± 0.3

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

181.3 ± 32.5

188.4 ± 35.0

HDL* (mg/dl)

55.4 ± 16.2

53.1 ± 13.0

ZTT* (unit)

9.8 ± 4.2

12.0 ± 5.2

CRP* (mg/dl)

0.6 ± 2.0

0.7 ± 2.0

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

106 ± 15

104 ± 25

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

68 ± 12

62 ± 11

Cases using specific medications (n)

-

-

Cases on iron replacement (n)

-

-

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