Síndrome anémico en la edad adulta tardía en una población de la sierra ecuatoriana

Abstract

Anemia is the decrease in hemoglobin concentration and inability of erythropoiesis to compensate for the excessive loss of erythrocytes. The population most vulnerable to anemic syndrome (AS) are people over 60 years of age, who represent about 12% of the total Latin American population. The objective of this research was to analyze the prevalence of AS in adults between 60 and 75 years old in 4 parishes of the city of Ambato based on hemoglobin (HGC), erythrocytes (RBC) and hematocrit (HCT) values, during a period of 8 days (12-20 Jul 2022). A descriptive, cross-sectional, field design was used. With Odd Ratio based on the Body Mass Index (BMI) of the patients, and the prevalence of SA with respect to the total number of patients. The study sample was 52 of 100 geriatric patients, and it was determined that, in 2 of the 4 sites, there was one patient with elevated red blood cell count (6.06 106/Ul), and another patient with higher levels of HGB (19 g/dL) and HCT (59%), however, there was no evidence of anemia due to adequate intake in the food consumed by the established population. The probability of presenting SA in the four study sites is null to very low, with a prevalence of 0.045% including all patients.