Anemia en las embarazadas de la comuna de Puente Alto, Chile / Anemia in pregnant women from the community of Puente Alto, Chile
Rev. méd. Chile
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131(5): 520-525, mayo 2003.
Artigo
em Espanhol
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RESUMO
BACKGROUND:
Micronutrient deficiencies, specially iron, render pregnant women as one of the most vulnerable groups to have anemia.AIM:
To report the prevalence of anemia during pregnancy and its associated features in women attending public clinics in the Puente Alto County. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
We studied 1683 pregnant women aged 18 years old or more. Hemoglobin concentration was determined using the cianmetahemoglobin method. Anemia was defined using the 5th percentile cut-off for each week of gestational age as proposed by R Yip from the Centers of Disease Control, 1989. The influence of maternal age, parity, nutritional status classified using weight/height, diseases and smoking habits on hemoglobin concentration were analyzed using logistic regression with a stepwise procedure.RESULTS:
Thirteen percent of the study population was anemic. The single factor significantly associated with anemia was nutritional status. Twenty one percent of women with a low weight for height were anemic.CONCLUSIONS:
These results support the concept that pregnant women with a low weight for height have the greatest risk for anemia and should be specially benefited with preventive or treatment programs to avoid this problem.
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Assunto principal:
Complicações Hematológicas na Gravidez
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Estado Nutricional
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Anemia
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Gravidez
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Chile
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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