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Vitamin B12 deficiency without anemia in the middle‑and old‑aged population in Sulaymaniyah City
المؤلف
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 17، العدد 3 (30 سبتمبر/أيلول 2020)، ص ص. 244-246، 3ص.
الناشر
تاريخ النشر
2020-09-30
دولة النشر
العراق
عدد الصفحات
3
التخصصات الرئيسية
الموضوعات
الملخص EN
Background : In our laboratory, we received many cases of Vitamin B12 deficiency without anemia, and we observed that the deficiency is more prominent in females than males.
It is well known that Vitamin B12 deficiency is usually associated with macrocytic anemia.
However, the clinical importance of Vitamin B12 insufficiency without any hematological abnormality is underestimated in the Sulaymaniyah city population.
Thus, the aim of this study is to assess the frequency of Vitamin B12 deficiency with normal complete blood counts (CBCs), especially in the middle‑ and old‑aged population.
Materials and Methods : Within the period from April 2018 to April 2019, the patients came to the Dr.
Hisham al-rawi Private Laboratory for Vitamin B12 level estimation; the CBCs for all patients with Vitamin B12 deficiency have been collected.
We selected patients with low‑level Vitamin B12, which were 149 patients, aged 30 years and above.
Normal serum VitaminB12 value in our laboratory is 191–633 pg / ml according to the e411 Roche competitive‑binding luminescence immunoassay system.
CBC has been collected were done for all patients with Vitamin B12 deficiency by Orphee Mythic 18 Hematology Analyzer.
Results : The mean of their age is 64 years, and the mean of hemoglobin (Hb) level is 12.1 g / dL, whereas the mean of Vitamin B12 level is 131.3 pg / ml.
About74 (49.6 % ) of them have anemia, and 75 (51.4 % ) are with the normal CBC parameters.
The mean of the Hb in females is with the normalrange (12.1 g /dL), whereas the mean of the Hb in the males is lower than the normal range (12 g /dL).
Conclusions : Vitamin B12 deficiency is common in middle and old age in Sulaymaniyah city, especially in females.
Thus, screening programs for B12 levels estimation for this age group are recommended to avoid expected complications.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Jita, Hisham Arif. 2020. Vitamin B12 deficiency without anemia in the middle‑and old‑aged population in Sulaymaniyah City. Medical Journal of Babylon،Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.244-246.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-975948
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Jita, Hisham Arif. Vitamin B12 deficiency without anemia in the middle‑and old‑aged population in Sulaymaniyah City. Medical Journal of Babylon Vol. 17, no. 3 (Jul. / Sep. 2020), pp.244-246.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-975948
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Jita, Hisham Arif. Vitamin B12 deficiency without anemia in the middle‑and old‑aged population in Sulaymaniyah City. Medical Journal of Babylon. 2020. Vol. 17, no. 3, pp.244-246.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-975948
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references : p. 246
رقم السجل
BIM-975948
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