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Trial reportPloS one2021

Prevalence of anemia among Saudi patients with solid cancers at diagnosis in King Faisal Hospital, Taif Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Mazen Almehmadi, Magdi Salih, Tariq E Elmissbah, Abdulaziz Alsharif, Naif Alsiwiehri, Khalid Alzahrani, Alaa Shafie, Haytham Dahlawi

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Trial report in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Mazen AlmehmadiClinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-7580-8667
Magdi SalihClinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1827-3659
Tariq E ElmissbahClinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz AlsharifClinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Naif AlsiwiehriClinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Khalid AlzahraniClinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Alaa ShafieClinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Haytham DahlawiClinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of anemia among patients newly diagnosed with solid malignancies at King Faisal Hospital in Taif Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

methodsA descriptive, cross-sectional, hospital-based study was conducted from December 2017 to March 2020. A total of 320 patients newly diagnosed with solid malignancy were examined to assess anemia prevalence.

resultsOf 320 patients with solid cancers, 245 (76.6%) were female and 75 (23.4%) were male. The median (interquartile range) age of 57 (45 ─ 66) years, range between 16 and 108 years. The types of cancer included were breast (29.1%), female genital tract (20.0%), colorectal (25.3%), head and neck (10.3%), urinary bladder (4.7%), prostate (5.0%), lung (2.5%), liver (2.2%) and lymphoma (0.9%). The prevalence of anemia at diagnosis of cancer was 44.1% across all cancer types. A higher anemia prevalence was noted in colorectal (n = 46/81, 56.8%) (p = 0.047).

conclusionPatients with colorectal or female genital tract cancers had a higher anemia prevalence (56.8% and 43.8%, respectively) than did patients with other cancers.

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AnemiaNeoplasmsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceSaudi Arabia

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PMID33507998
PMCPMC7842985

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