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Table 7 Characteristics of anemic and non-anemic cases among 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

 

Anemic cases (n = 3)

Non-anemic cases (n = 30)

 

Normocytic normochromic anemia (n = 3)

Anemia except normocytic normochromic anemia (n = 0)

  
 

M (n = 3)

F (n = 0)

M (n = 0)

F (n = 0)

M (n = 17)

F (n = 13)

Age

49.0 ± 5.2

--

--

--

40.9 ± 9.7

47.5 ± 6.1

Body mass index (BMI)

22.0 ± 3.4

--

--

--

22.2 ± 3.7

24.0 ± 4.3

Fe (μg/dl)

58.3 ± 11.9

--

--

--

95.4 ± 23.7

101.0 ± 30.0

Medications (n)

   Anticonvulsants and/or major tranquilizers

3 (100%)

--

3 (10.0%)

   Minor tranquilizers

3 (100%)

--

0 (0%)

   Iron replacement

3 (100%)

--

0 (0%)

   Other medications b

2 (66.7%)

--

12 (40.0%)

Users of any medication (n)

2 (66.7%)

--

14 (46.7%)

Non-medicated (n)

1 (33.3%)

--

16 (53.3%)

  1. aMedications except anticonvulsants and/or major tranquilizers, minor tranquilizers and iron replacement (i.e. gastrointestinal drugs, cold drugs, cardiovascular medication).