Prevalence and determinants of anemia and iron deficiency in Kuwait

Sameer Al Zenki; Husam Alomirah; Suad Al Hooti; Nawal Al Hamad; Robert T. Jackson; Aravinda Rao; Nasser Al Jahmah; Ina’am Al Obaid; Jameela Al Ghanim; Mona Al Somaie; Sahar Zaghloul; Amani Al Othman

doi:10.3390/ijerph120809036

Prevalence and determinants of anemia and iron deficiency in Kuwait

Sameer Al Zenki, Husam Alomirah, Suad Al Hooti, Nawal Al Hamad, Robert T. Jackson, Aravinda Rao, Nasser Al Jahmah, Ina’am Al Obaid, Jameela Al Ghanim, Mona Al Somaie, Sahar Zaghloul, Amani Al Othman

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The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency (ID) of a nationally representative sample of the Kuwait population. We also determined if anemia differed by socioeconomic status or by RBC folate and vitamins A and B12 levels. The subjects who were made up of 1830 males and females between the ages of 2 months to 86 years, were divided into the following age groups (0–5, 5–11, 12–14, 15–19, 20–49, ≥50 years). Results showed that the prevalence of anemia was 3% in adult males and 17% in females. The prevalence of ID varied according to age between 4% (≥50 years) and 21% (5–11 years) and 9% (12–14 years) and 23% (15–19 years), respectively, in males and females. The prevalence of anemia and ID was higher in females compared to males. Adults with normal ferritin level, but with low RBC folate and vitamins A and B12 levels had higher prevalence of anemia than those with normal RBC folate and vitamins A and B12 levels. This first nationally representative nutrition and health survey in Kuwait indicated that anemia and ID are prevalent and ID contributes significantly to anemia prevalence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9036-9045
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	12
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120809036
State	Published - 31 Jul 2015

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Epidemiology
Public health
RBC folate
Vitamin A

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Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

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Zenki, S. A., Alomirah, H., Hooti, S. A., Hamad, N. A., Jackson, R. T., Rao, A., Jahmah, N. A., Obaid, I. A., Ghanim, J. A., Somaie, M. A., Zaghloul, S., & Othman, A. A. (2015). Prevalence and determinants of anemia and iron deficiency in Kuwait. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(8), 9036-9045. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120809036

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