Mild anemia and 11- to 15-year mortality risk in young-old and old-old: Results from two population-based cohort studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mild anemia is a frequent although often overlooked finding in old age. Nevertheless, in recent years anemia has been linked to several adverse outcomes in the elderly population. Objective of the study was to investigate the association of mild anemia (hemoglobin concentrations: 10.0-11.9/12.9 g/dL in women/men) with all-cause mortality over 11-15 years and the effect of change in anemia status on mortality in young-old (65-84 years) and old-old (80+ years).

Methods

The Health and Anemia and Monzino 80-plus are two door-to-door, prospective population-based studies that included residents aged 65-plus years in Biella municipality and 80-plus years in Varese province, Italy. No exclusion criteria were used.

Results

Among 4,494 young-old and 1,842 old-old, m

SUBMITTER: Galbussera AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8719676 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature