Table 8 Characteristics of anemic and non-anemic cases among 39 institutionalized people with severe motor and intellectual disabilities, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Anemic cases (n = 16) | Non-anemic cases (n = 23) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normocytic normochromic anemia (n = 15) | Anemia except normocytic normochromic anemia (n = 1) | |||||
M (n = 12) | F (n = 3) | M (n = 1) | F (n = 0) | M (n = 8) | F (n = 15) | |
Age | 36.3 ± 8.6 | 39.7 ± 2.9 | 62.0 | -- | 38.8 ± 10.8 | 34.3 ± 10.6 |
Body mass index (BMI) | 14.0 ± 2.8 | 12.5 ± 1.4 | 15.5 | -- | 14.6 ± 1.8 | 15.6 ± 3.3 |
Fe (μg/dl) | 76.0 ± 27.4 | 82.3 ± 15.6 | 88.0 | -- | 111.5 ± 19.9 | 109.6 ± 46.5 |
Medicationsa (n) | ||||||
Anticonvulsants and/or major tranquilizers | -- | -- | -- | |||
Minor tranquilizers | -- | -- | -- | |||
Iron replacement | -- | -- | -- | |||
Other medications b | -- | -- | -- | |||
Users of any medication (n) | -- | -- | -- | |||
Non-medicated (n) | -- | -- | -- | |||