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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Strong risk factors include : | |||
*Low dietary folate intake | |||
*Age >65 years | |||
*Alcoholism | |||
*Pregnant or lactating mothers | |||
*Prematurity | |||
*Intestinal malabsorptive disorders e.g. celiac disease, tropical sprue, jejunal resection, inflammatory bowel diseases. | |||
*Use of drugs e.g. trimethoprim, methotrexate, anticonvulsants, sulfasalazine, or pyrimethamine | |||
*Infantile intake of goats' milk which is low in folate content | |||
*Congenital defects in folate absorption and metabolism | |||
Weaker risk factors inlcude : | |||
*States of increased cell turnover e.g. chronic hemolysis | |||
*Intake of special diet | |||
*Chronic dialysis | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Risk Factors
Strong risk factors include :
- Low dietary folate intake
- Age >65 years
- Alcoholism
- Pregnant or lactating mothers
- Prematurity
- Intestinal malabsorptive disorders e.g. celiac disease, tropical sprue, jejunal resection, inflammatory bowel diseases.
- Use of drugs e.g. trimethoprim, methotrexate, anticonvulsants, sulfasalazine, or pyrimethamine
- Infantile intake of goats' milk which is low in folate content
- Congenital defects in folate absorption and metabolism
Weaker risk factors inlcude :
- States of increased cell turnover e.g. chronic hemolysis
- Intake of special diet
- Chronic dialysis