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Global hemoglobin cut-off to define anemia overestimates disease burden in Indian children – News-Medical.Net
Anemia rates among children and teenagers in India may be 20 per cent lower than currently reported as diagnosis is based on ethnically inappropriate blood count…
Anemia rates among children and teenagers in India may be 20 per cent lower than currently reported as diagnosis is based on ethnically inappropriate blood count thresholds, a study argues.
The study of hemoglobin concentrations in healthy Indian children aged zero to 19 found that the hemoglobin thresholds — or cut-offs — used to define anemia were lower for both sexes and all ages than those recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Anemia is a deficiency in the number of red blood cells…
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