[Anemia in indigenous population of the West of Venezuela]. / Anemia en poblaciones indígenas del occidente de Venezuela.
Invest Clin
; 40(3): 191-202, 1999 Sep.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10531752
The purpose of the study was to investigate the frequency of nutritional anemia among western venezuelan indians. Three hundred and ninety nine Yucpa indians from the communities of Aroy, Marewa and Peraya were studied. The concentrations of hemoglobin, serum iron, total iron binding capacity, serum ferritin, serum folate and serum vitamin B12 and the frequency of anemia and nutrient deficiency were determined. Anemia was found in 71.7% of people from Aroy, 52.25 from Marewa and in 74.4% from Peraya. No nutrient deficiencies were found in 48.1% of cases with anemia, while iron deficiency anemia was present in 39% of the population studied, and folate and or vitamin B12 deficiency were associated with anemia in only 12.9% of cases. The high frequency of anemia, unrelated to nutrient deficiency, among the Yucpa indians, is attributed to the prevalence of chronic infectious diseases such as hepatitis and parasitic infections, as well as skin and respiratory infectious processes.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Indígenas Sul-Americanos
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Anemia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Venezuela
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Invest Clin
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Venezuela
País de publicação:
Venezuela