Evaluation of Hemoglobin Cutoff Levels to Define Anemia Among Healthy Individuals

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O. Yaw Addo · Emory University

Xinchun Yu · Emory University

Anne M Williams · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Melissa Young · Emory University

Andrea J. Sharma · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Zuguo Mei · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nicholas J Kassebaum

Abstract

Current WHO cutoffs to define anemia are higher than the pooled fifth percentile of Hb among persons who are outwardly healthy and from nearly all survey-specific estimates. The lower proposed Hb cutoffs are statistically significant but also reflect compensatory increased erythropoiesis. More studies based on clinical outcomes could further confirm the validity of these Hb cutoffs for anemia.

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Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Child Nutrition and Water Access

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Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 4, Issue 8, pp. e2119123-e2119123

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.19123

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