Table 5 Characteristics of anemic and non-anemic cases among 314a institutionalized people with intellectual disability, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Anemic cases (n = 85) | Non-anemic cases (n = 229) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normocytic normochromic anemia (n = 80) | Anemia except normocytic normochromic anemia (n = 5) | |||||
M (n = 75) | F (n = 5) | M (n = 5) | F (n = 0) | M (n = 116) | F (n = 113) | |
Age | 37.8 ± 14.4 | 49.4 ± 16.7 | 30.4 ± 13.0 | - | 42.5 ± 13.4 | 47.0 ± 11.3 |
Body mass index (BMI) | 20.5 ± 3.8 | 20.0 ± 2.9 | 22.2 ± 2.4 | - | 22.1 ± 3.4 | 22.1 ± 3.8 |
Fe (μg/dl) | 90.4 ± 39.0 | 90.2 ± 22.9 | 84.2 ± 58.9 | - | 104.4 ± 37.8 | 104.4 ± 31.0 |
Medications (n) | ||||||
Anticonvulsants and/or major tranquilizers | 58 (72.5%) | 4 (80.0%) | 92 (40.5%) | |||
Minor tranquilizers | 18 (22.5%) | 1 (20.0%) | 31 (13.7%) | |||
Iron replacement | 5 (6.3%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (4.8%) | |||
Other medicationsb | 18 (22.5%) | 2 (40.0%) | 56 (24.7%) | |||
Users of any medication (n) | 68 (85.0%) | 5 (100%) | 142 (62.6%) | |||
Non-medicated (n) | 12 (15.0%) | 0 (0%) | 85 (37.4%) | |||