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Prevalence and health correlates of anaemia among community-dwelling Chinese older adults: the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.

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Wang, Y; Ping, Y-J; Jin, H-Y; Ge, N; Wu, C
Published in: BMJ open
October 2020

To identify the prevalence of anaemia among older adults in China by sociodemographic and geographical regions, and cross-sectionally examine the associations between anaemia and several geriatric outcomes.Cross-sectional study.Participants were 6656 older adults aged at least 60 years with haemoglobin data from the 2015 to 2016 wave of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.We examined the prevalence of anaemia by sociodemographics (age, sex, residence, education, marital status) and geographical regions, adjusting for age. We investigated the associations between anaemia and geriatric conditions.The prevalence of anaemia was 20.6% among adults ≥60 years and was higher at advanced ages, among those who were females, living in rural areas, and those who were unmarried. The southern region of China had a higher burden of anaemia than the north. Anaemic adults had a higher age-adjusted prevalence of falls, activities of daily living (ADL) disability, instrumental ADL disability, lower extremely functional limitation, upper extremely functional limitation, low gait speed, low grip strength and low self-reported memory.Anaemia affected approximately one in five older adults in China, particularly in those with disadvantaged sociodemographics, and anaemia was associated with a higher burden of geriatric conditions. Huge geographical disparities of anaemia prevalence between northern and southern regions reflected the dietary variations in different regions. Efforts on preventing anaemia and reducing regional disparities of anaemia were needed to improve older adults' health in China.

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BMJ open

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2044-6055

ISSN

2044-6055

Publication Date

October 2020

Volume

10

Issue

10

Start / End Page

e038147

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Retirement
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Independent Living
  • Humans
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Female
 

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Wang, Y., Ping, Y.-J., Jin, H.-Y., Ge, N., & Wu, C. (2020). Prevalence and health correlates of anaemia among community-dwelling Chinese older adults: the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. BMJ Open, 10(10), e038147. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038147
Wang, Ying, Yong-Jing Ping, Hai-Yu Jin, Ning Ge, and Chenkai Wu. “Prevalence and health correlates of anaemia among community-dwelling Chinese older adults: the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.BMJ Open 10, no. 10 (October 2020): e038147. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038147.
Wang, Ying, et al. “Prevalence and health correlates of anaemia among community-dwelling Chinese older adults: the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.BMJ Open, vol. 10, no. 10, Oct. 2020, p. e038147. Epmc, doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038147.

Published In

BMJ open

DOI

EISSN

2044-6055

ISSN

2044-6055

Publication Date

October 2020

Volume

10

Issue

10

Start / End Page

e038147

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Retirement
  • Prevalence
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Independent Living
  • Humans
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Female