DIETARY LIFESTYLE, HYPOALBUMINAEMIA AND ANAEMIA AMONG OLDER ADULTS ATTENDING A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC IN NIGERIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
| العنوان: | DIETARY LIFESTYLE, HYPOALBUMINAEMIA AND ANAEMIA AMONG OLDER ADULTS ATTENDING A PRIMARY CARE CLINIC IN NIGERIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. |
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| المؤلفون: | Olawumi AL; Department of Family Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria. Email: abdulgafar.olawumi@npmcn.edu.ng., Grema BA, Suleiman AK, Michael GC, Umar ZA, Mohammed AA, Rufai AI, Mahmud MB, Muhammad HA |
| المصدر: | West African journal of medicine [West Afr J Med] 2023 Nov 10; Vol. 40 (11 Suppl 1), pp. S27-S28. |
| نوع المنشور: | Congress |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: West African College Of Physicians And West African College Of Surgeons Country of Publication: Nigeria NLM ID: 8301891 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0189-160X (Print) Linking ISSN: 0189160X NLM ISO Abbreviation: West Afr J Med Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Publication: Lagos : West African College Of Physicians And West African College Of Surgeons Original Publication: [Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria] : West African College of Physicians and West African College of Surgeons, [1981- |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Hypoalbuminemia*/epidemiology , Anemia*/epidemiology , Anemia*/etiology, Aged ; Child ; Humans ; Female ; Aged, 80 and over ; Middle Aged ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Nigeria/epidemiology ; Primary Health Care ; Prevalence |
| مستخلص: | Introduction: Anaemia has been extensively studied in children and women of reproductive age. However, there are few data on anaemia and related conditions in the elderly from developing countries. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and severity pattern of anaemia, and assess the relationship between dietary lifestyle, hypoalbuminaemia, and anaemia in older persons. Methodology: A cross-sectional study involving 378 patients aged≥60 years who presented at the General Outpatient Clinic. Dietary lifestyle was assessed using a structured questionnaire. Samples were collected for packed cell volume and serum albumin. Inferential statistical analyses were used to determine the associations between variables. Results: A total of 348 respondents completed the study. The mean age of respondents was 67.83 ±7.53 years with female (60.9%) predominance. The prevalence of anaemia and hypoalbuminaemia were 42.2% and 17.8% respectively. Hypoalbuminaemia (β=0.335, 95%CI=0.131-0.229, P<0.001), long duration of co-morbidities (β= - 0.179, 95%CI= -0.165-0.047, P<0.001), one full meal/day (β=0.130, 95%CI=0.224-1.879, P=0.013), and low monthly income (β=0.122, 95%CI=0.179-1.543, P=0.026) were the predictors of anaemia among the elderly in this study. Conclusion: Data on the predictors of anaemia from this study will be useful in developing guidelines and strategies for managing the condition in primary care settings and other similar sites. Competing Interests: The Authors declare that no competing interest exists. (Copyright © 2023 by West African Journal of Medicine.) |
| فهرسة مساهمة: | Keywords: Anaemia; Dietary Lifestyle; Elderly Patients; Hypoalbuminaemia; Primary Care |
| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20231118 Date Completed: 20231127 Latest Revision: 20231127 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20231127 |
| PMID: | 37978898 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
| تدمد: | 0189-160X |
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