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Prevalence of anemia in diabetic adult outpatients in Northeast Ethiopia.
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- Prevalence of anemia and associated factors among adult diabetic patients attending Bale zone hospitals, South-East Ethiopia.PloS one · 2022Article
- Anemia among Adult Diabetic Patients Attending a General Hospital in Eastern Ethiopia: a Cross-sectional Study.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2021Article
- Prevalence of Anemia and Its Associated Factors Among Chronic Kidney Disease Patients Attending Selected Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of nephrology and renovascular disease · 2021Article
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- Magnitude and factors associated with anemia among diabetic patients in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
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- Prevalence of Anemia and Its Associated Factors Among Adult Diabetes Mellitus Patients at Debre Tabor General Hospital, Northcentral Ethiopia.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020Article
- Red Blood Cell Parameters and Their Correlation with Renal Function Tests Among Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnemia is a common finding in patients with diabetes, even in the absence of kidney disease and is a risk factor for adverse outcomes, including all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Despite this, relatively little is known about the burden of anemia among adults with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of anemia and its association with renal disease among diabetic adult outpatients attending a hospital in Northeast Ethiopia.
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 412 diabetic adults at the diabetes clinic of Dessie Referral hospital in Northeast Ethiopia, from January to April 2018. Each patient provided a blood sample for hemoglobin and serum creatinine levels and urine for albuminuria. Anemia was defined by World Health Organization criteria (<13 g/dl for men and <12 g/dl for women). Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was estimated using the 4-variable Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) was classified into 5 stages based on the eGFR and albuminuria.
resultsAnemia was present in 26.7% of the participants, and CKD in 43.0%. Anemia was more prevalent in patients with CKD (39.5%) than those without CKD (17.0%; P < 0.001). The prevalence of anemia increased with stage of CKD, from 22.6% at stage 1 to 100% at stage 4. Fifteen percent of the patients had anemia below the treatment threshold of 11 g ⁄dl. In multivariate analysis, older age (AOR = 2.41, 95% CI 1.11-5.21); type 2 diabetes (AOR = 2.40, 95% CI 1.14-5.08); presence of hypertension (AOR = 3.78, 95% CI 1.35-10.57); high systolic BP (AOR = 1.05, 95% CI 1.02-1.08); serum creatinine (AOR = 12.80, 95% CI 3.90-87.98) and low GFR (AOR = 9.50, 95% CI 4.05-22.28) were independently associated with greater odds for the presence of anemia.
conclusionsAnemia is commonly present among diabetic adults attending our diabetes outpatient clinic in Northeast Ethiopia, including those without kidney disease. Our findings highlight the need for incorporating anemia screening into routine diabetes care to enable early detection and treatment of anemia and hence improve the overall care of patients with diabetes.
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