Prevalence of anemia in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Journal Title: International Archives of Integrated Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Anemia is a common finding in diabetes. Number of factors contributes to an increased prevalence of anemia in diabetes. Aim: To determine the prevalence of anemia in our patients with diabetes. Material and methods: The present study was conducted at the Gayatri Hospital, Gandhinagar. The subjects for the study included 200 adult patients with age more than 30 years and having diabetes mellitus type 2, attending the outdoor patient department (OPD) or admitted in ward as indoor patient department (IPD) of Gayatri Hospital. Blood specimens were collected and processed for determination of blood glucose, serum creatinine, and hemoglobin, HbA1C. Results: Anemia was present in 18% patients of diabetes. The prevalence of anemia was almost similar between women (18.60%) and men (17.54%). 74% of anaemic patients had a serum creatinine <110 μmol/l and 72% of anaemic patients had a calculated creatinine clearance of >60 ml/min. Conclusion: Every fifth individual in a population of diabetes mellitus could be anemic. Identifying and treating anemia would make a great impact in managing various complications of diabetes mellitus.
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Gunvanti B. Rathod, Pragnesh Parmar, Sangita Rathod, Ashish Parikh
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