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