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Anemic Seniors Face Other Healthy Problems

April 2005

A Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center study suggests that older adults with anemia have less strength, more disabilities and poorer physical performance than older adults without anemia. The study was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Researchers examined data from a study of 1,156 older adults in Italy. They looked at physical performance and muscle strength, plus disability in six basic and eight instrumental activities of daily living. Overall, 11.1% of the men and 11.5% of the women had anemia. "After adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, Mini-Mental State Examination score, creatinine level, and presence of various comorbid conditions, anemic persons had more disabilities and poorer performance than persons without anemia," the study reported. "Anemic persons also had significantly lower knee extensor strength and lower handgrip strength than persons without anemia." Researchers concluded, "Further research should explore whether treating anemia has a beneficial effect on the functional status of older persons."

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 52(5):719, 2004

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