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Anemia among Men in Malaysia: A Population-Based Survey in 2019

This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anemia and factors associated with anemia among men in Malaysia. The researchers used data from the 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS). The hemoglobin levels of men aged 15 years and above who gave their consent was measured using the Hem...

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Autores principales: Awaluddin, S Maria, Shahein, Nik Adilah, Che Abdul Rahim, Norsyamlina, Mohd Zaki, Nor Azian, Nasaruddin, Nur Hamizah, Saminathan, Thamil Arasu, Alias, Nazirah, Ganapathy, Shubash Shander, Ahmad, Noor Ani
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8535807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682667
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010922
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author Awaluddin, S Maria
Shahein, Nik Adilah
Che Abdul Rahim, Norsyamlina
Mohd Zaki, Nor Azian
Nasaruddin, Nur Hamizah
Saminathan, Thamil Arasu
Alias, Nazirah
Ganapathy, Shubash Shander
Ahmad, Noor Ani
author_facet Awaluddin, S Maria
Shahein, Nik Adilah
Che Abdul Rahim, Norsyamlina
Mohd Zaki, Nor Azian
Nasaruddin, Nur Hamizah
Saminathan, Thamil Arasu
Alias, Nazirah
Ganapathy, Shubash Shander
Ahmad, Noor Ani
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description This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anemia and factors associated with anemia among men in Malaysia. The researchers used data from the 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS). The hemoglobin levels of men aged 15 years and above who gave their consent was measured using the HemoCue(®) Hb 201+ System©. The majority of them (87.2%) were men aged 15–59 years, referred to as the younger age group in this study. The prevalence of anemia among men was 12.6% (95% confidence interval (CI): 10.9, 14.5). The prevalence was higher among older men (30.7%; 95% CI: 26.6, 35.1) than younger men (10.0%; 95% CI: 8.2, 12.2). Anemia among men was associated with older age (adjusted odds ratios (aOR) = 3.1; 95% CI: 2.1, 4.4) and those with diabetes (aOR = 1.5; 95% CI: 1.2, 2.1) via a logistic regression analysis. In conclusion, older men were more affected by anemia than younger men in this study. Anemia among older men in Malaysia is at the level of moderate to severe public health significance. The likelihood of developing anemia is increased among older men with diabetes compared to older men without diabetes. These often-overlooked issues among men need to be detected and treated early in order to prevent complications and improve their quality of life.
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spelling pubmed-85358072021-10-23 Anemia among Men in Malaysia: A Population-Based Survey in 2019 Awaluddin, S Maria Shahein, Nik Adilah Che Abdul Rahim, Norsyamlina Mohd Zaki, Nor Azian Nasaruddin, Nur Hamizah Saminathan, Thamil Arasu Alias, Nazirah Ganapathy, Shubash Shander Ahmad, Noor Ani Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anemia and factors associated with anemia among men in Malaysia. The researchers used data from the 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS). The hemoglobin levels of men aged 15 years and above who gave their consent was measured using the HemoCue(®) Hb 201+ System©. The majority of them (87.2%) were men aged 15–59 years, referred to as the younger age group in this study. The prevalence of anemia among men was 12.6% (95% confidence interval (CI): 10.9, 14.5). The prevalence was higher among older men (30.7%; 95% CI: 26.6, 35.1) than younger men (10.0%; 95% CI: 8.2, 12.2). Anemia among men was associated with older age (adjusted odds ratios (aOR) = 3.1; 95% CI: 2.1, 4.4) and those with diabetes (aOR = 1.5; 95% CI: 1.2, 2.1) via a logistic regression analysis. In conclusion, older men were more affected by anemia than younger men in this study. Anemia among older men in Malaysia is at the level of moderate to severe public health significance. The likelihood of developing anemia is increased among older men with diabetes compared to older men without diabetes. These often-overlooked issues among men need to be detected and treated early in order to prevent complications and improve their quality of life. MDPI 2021-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC8535807/ /pubmed/34682667 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010922 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Awaluddin, S Maria
Shahein, Nik Adilah
Che Abdul Rahim, Norsyamlina
Mohd Zaki, Nor Azian
Nasaruddin, Nur Hamizah
Saminathan, Thamil Arasu
Alias, Nazirah
Ganapathy, Shubash Shander
Ahmad, Noor Ani
Anemia among Men in Malaysia: A Population-Based Survey in 2019
title Anemia among Men in Malaysia: A Population-Based Survey in 2019
title_full Anemia among Men in Malaysia: A Population-Based Survey in 2019
title_fullStr Anemia among Men in Malaysia: A Population-Based Survey in 2019
title_full_unstemmed Anemia among Men in Malaysia: A Population-Based Survey in 2019
title_short Anemia among Men in Malaysia: A Population-Based Survey in 2019
title_sort anemia among men in malaysia: a population-based survey in 2019
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8535807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34682667
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010922
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