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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Megaloblastic anemia]] affects 2-4% of population. Patients of all age groups may develop [[megaloblastic anemia]]. The incidence of [[megaloblastic anemia]] increases with age. Males are more commonly affected by [[megaloblastic anemia]] than females. | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | |||
===Incidence=== | |||
*[[Megaloblastic anemia]] affects 2-4% of population.<ref name="urlAnemia, Macrocytic - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459295/#article-17535.s3 |title=Anemia, Macrocytic - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid29264027">{{cite journal |vauthors=Nagao T, Hirokawa M |title=Diagnosis and treatment of macrocytic anemias in adults |journal=J Gen Fam Med |volume=18 |issue=5 |pages=200–204 |date=October 2017 |pmid=29264027 |pmc=5689413 |doi=10.1002/jgf2.31 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18085121">{{cite journal |vauthors=Khanduri U, Sharma A |title=Megaloblastic anaemia: prevalence and causative factors |journal=Natl Med J India |volume=20 |issue=4 |pages=172–5 |date=2007 |pmid=18085121 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
===Age=== | |||
*Patients of all age groups may develop [[megaloblastic anemia]]. | |||
*The incidence of [[megaloblastic anemia]] increases with age. | |||
*[[Megaloblastic anemia]] commonly affects older age group. | |||
===Gender=== | |||
*Males are more commonly affected by [[megaloblastic anemia]] than females.<ref name="pmid7918735">{{cite journal |vauthors=Inelmen EM, D'Alessio M, Gatto MR, Baggio MB, Jimenez G, Bizzotto MG, Enzi G |title=Descriptive analysis of the prevalence of anemia in a randomly selected sample of elderly people living at home: some results of an Italian multicentric study |journal=Aging (Milano) |volume=6 |issue=2 |pages=81–9 |date=April 1994 |pmid=7918735 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
===Developing Countries=== | |||
*Megaloblastic anemia is more common in developing countries due to lack of resources. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Shyam Patel [2] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[3]
Overview
Megaloblastic anemia affects 2-4% of population. Patients of all age groups may develop megaloblastic anemia. The incidence of megaloblastic anemia increases with age. Males are more commonly affected by megaloblastic anemia than females.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- Megaloblastic anemia affects 2-4% of population.[1][2][3]
Age
- Patients of all age groups may develop megaloblastic anemia.
- The incidence of megaloblastic anemia increases with age.
- Megaloblastic anemia commonly affects older age group.
Gender
- Males are more commonly affected by megaloblastic anemia than females.[4]
Developing Countries
- Megaloblastic anemia is more common in developing countries due to lack of resources.
References
- ↑ "Anemia, Macrocytic - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf".
- ↑ Nagao T, Hirokawa M (October 2017). "Diagnosis and treatment of macrocytic anemias in adults". J Gen Fam Med. 18 (5): 200–204. doi:10.1002/jgf2.31. PMC 5689413. PMID 29264027.
- ↑ Khanduri U, Sharma A (2007). "Megaloblastic anaemia: prevalence and causative factors". Natl Med J India. 20 (4): 172–5. PMID 18085121.
- ↑ Inelmen EM, D'Alessio M, Gatto MR, Baggio MB, Jimenez G, Bizzotto MG, Enzi G (April 1994). "Descriptive analysis of the prevalence of anemia in a randomly selected sample of elderly people living at home: some results of an Italian multicentric study". Aging (Milano). 6 (2): 81–9. PMID 7918735.