Nutritional Advice El Mondo
Objectives:
Anemia is one of the most common hematologic problems occurs among patients with tuberculosis (TB). Many studies have been carried out estimating the prevalence of anemia among tuberculosis patients in different countries reported various results. Therefore, this review article has been conducted.
Does tuberculosis increase risk of anemia?
Study design:
This review article included 41 studies.
Results and conclusions:
The investigators found the prevalence of anemia among all tuberculosis patients was 61.53% [95% CI = 53.44-69.63].
The investigators found the prevalence of anemia among male tuberculosis patients was 66.95% [95% CI = 51.75-82.14].
The investigators found the prevalence of anemia among female tuberculosis patients was 72.67 [95% CI = 60.79-84.54].
The investigators found the prevalence of mild anemia among all tuberculosis patients was 35.67% [95% CI = 27.59-43.46].
The investigators found the prevalence of moderate anemia among all tuberculosis patients was 31.19% [95% CI = 25.15-37.24].
The investigators found the prevalence of severe anemia among all tuberculosis patients was 11.61% [95% CI = 7.88-15.34].
The investigators found the prevalence of chronic disease anemia among all tuberculosis patients was 49.82% [95% CI = 15.58-84.07].
The investigators found the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia among all tuberculosis patients was 20.17% [95% CI = 6.68-33.65].
The investigators concluded the prevalence of anemia among tuberculosis patients is high especially among women. More than 43% of these patients suffer from moderate and severe anemia and about half of them has chronic disease anemia.
Original title:
Prevalence of anemia among patients with tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Barzegari S, Afshari M2, […], Moosazadeh M.
Link:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31151500
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