20Mar 2017

Prevalence of Nutritional Anaemia among patients reporting to Saveetha Dental College:

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Nutritional anaemia affects all the age groups and sex in developing countries like India. Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency in the world affecting more than 2 billion people. In the present study, 50 patients were selected who were subjected to routine hemogram and were diagnosed anaemic. 2 ml of venous blood was drawn and analysed using autoanalyser method and were interpreted according to the WHO criteria. The study showed that 13 % of the patients were mildly anaemic, 34% were moderately anaemic and 03% were severely anaemic. Various factors like social, economic status, age, sex, social class, dietary habits are some of the major etiological factors for nutritional anaemia.


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[Dr. Lakshmi. C and Dr. G. Maragathavalli. (2017); Prevalence of Nutritional Anaemia among patients reporting to Saveetha Dental College: Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Mar). 44-49] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Dr.Lakshmi.C
Post Graduate Student, Oral Medicine & Radiology.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3482      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3482