Prevalence of Cytopenia in the General Population-A National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cytopenia, a reduced count of blood cells manifesting as anemia, neutropenia, and/or thrombocytopenia is frequently associated with other medical conditions. However, a cytopenia may not be accompanied by a known determinant and in some of these cases, may be a precursor to pre-malignancies or hematologic cancers. Little is known about the prevalence of these unexplained cytopenias and their distribution in the population.

Materials and methods

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2002 was used to identify those with a cytopenia in the general population. Those without an identifiable determinant in the NHANES were classified as having unexplained cytopenia. Weighted frequencies were examined to assess the prevalence of unexpl

SUBMITTER: Alpert N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7714991 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature