Hindawi Publishing Corporation Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research Volume 2017, Article ID 4928786, 10 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4928786

Research Article Prevalence of Anemia among Older Adults Residing in the Coastal and Andes Mountains in Ecuador: Results of the SABE Survey Carlos H. Orces Laredo Medical Center, Department of Medicine, 1700 East Saunders, Laredo, TX 78041, USA Correspondence should be addressed to Carlos H. Orces; [email protected] Received 10 December 2016; Revised 29 January 2017; Accepted 6 February 2017; Published 21 February 2017 Academic Editor: Francesc Formiga Copyright © 2017 Carlos H. Orces. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Objectives. To estimate the prevalence of anemia and its determinants among older adults in Ecuador. Methods. The present study was based on data from the National Survey of Health, Wellbeing, and Aging. Hemoglobin concentrations were adjusted by participants’ smoking status and altitude of residence, and anemia was defined according to the World Health Organization criteria (

Prevalence of Anemia among Older Adults Residing in the Coastal and Andes Mountains in Ecuador: Results of the SABE Survey.

Objectives. To estimate the prevalence of anemia and its determinants among older adults in Ecuador. Methods. The present study was based on data from...
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