Prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese adult population: results from the first National Health Examination Survey (INSEF 2015)

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Autor(a) principal: Samões, Catarina
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Kislaya, Irina, Sousa-Uva, Mafalda, Gaio, Vania, Faustino, Paula, Nunes, Baltazar, Matias-Dias, Carlos, Barreto, Marta
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7273
Resumo: Aims: Anemia is a global public health problemwith relevant adverse health, social and economic consequences. The objective of this study was to analyze the distribution of the prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese population. Methods: This is a cross-sectional population-based study, based on the first Portuguese National Health Examination Survey (INSEF), which included 4812 participants aged 25 to 74 years, with data on hemoglobin levels and self-reported diagnosis of anemia. The socioeconomic status of participants was assessed by education level, employment status and material deprivation. The association between socioeconomic factors and anemia was estimated by adjusted prevalence ratios. Results: The prevalence of anemia overall was 5.8%, 3.1% in men and 8.4% in women. The overall prevalence of moderate–severe anemia was 1.1%. Previously undiagnosed cases represented 92.5%. In men, anemia was associated with age, education, occupation and material deprivation, and in women, with age group and urban typology. Conclusion: Anemia represents a relevant public health issue in Portugal. In women, it is more prevalent among those of childbearing age and older, and in men among older individuals of low socioeconomic status. This information is relevant for developing targeted strategies aimed at the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of anemia.
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spelling Prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese adult population: results from the first National Health Examination Survey (INSEF 2015)AnemiaHemoglobinEpidemiologyINSEFNational Health Examination SurveyPortugalHemoglobinaEpidemiologiaDoenças GenéticasEstados de Saúde e de DoençaAims: Anemia is a global public health problemwith relevant adverse health, social and economic consequences. The objective of this study was to analyze the distribution of the prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese population. Methods: This is a cross-sectional population-based study, based on the first Portuguese National Health Examination Survey (INSEF), which included 4812 participants aged 25 to 74 years, with data on hemoglobin levels and self-reported diagnosis of anemia. The socioeconomic status of participants was assessed by education level, employment status and material deprivation. The association between socioeconomic factors and anemia was estimated by adjusted prevalence ratios. Results: The prevalence of anemia overall was 5.8%, 3.1% in men and 8.4% in women. The overall prevalence of moderate–severe anemia was 1.1%. Previously undiagnosed cases represented 92.5%. In men, anemia was associated with age, education, occupation and material deprivation, and in women, with age group and urban typology. Conclusion: Anemia represents a relevant public health issue in Portugal. In women, it is more prevalent among those of childbearing age and older, and in men among older individuals of low socioeconomic status. This information is relevant for developing targeted strategies aimed at the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of anemia.This work was supported by the Public Health Initiatives Program within the European Economic Area Financial Mechanism (EEA Grants) 2009-2014, and by the Portuguese Government.SpringerRepositório Científico do Instituto Nacional de SaúdeSamões, CatarinaKislaya, IrinaSousa-Uva, MafaldaGaio, VaniaFaustino, PaulaNunes, BaltazarMatias-Dias, CarlosBarreto, Marta2021-09-21T00:30:14Z2020-09-212020-09-21T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7273engJ Public Health (Berl.). 2020. Epub 2020 Sep 21. doi: 10.1007/s10389-020-01373-11613-223810.1007/s10389-020-01373-1info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-20T15:42:04Zoai:repositorio.insa.pt:10400.18/7273Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:42:10.461847Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese adult population: results from the first National Health Examination Survey (INSEF 2015)
title Prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese adult population: results from the first National Health Examination Survey (INSEF 2015)
spellingShingle Prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese adult population: results from the first National Health Examination Survey (INSEF 2015)
Samões, Catarina
Anemia
Hemoglobin
Epidemiology
INSEF
National Health Examination Survey
Portugal
Hemoglobina
Epidemiologia
Doenças Genéticas
Estados de Saúde e de Doença
title_short Prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese adult population: results from the first National Health Examination Survey (INSEF 2015)
title_full Prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese adult population: results from the first National Health Examination Survey (INSEF 2015)
title_fullStr Prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese adult population: results from the first National Health Examination Survey (INSEF 2015)
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese adult population: results from the first National Health Examination Survey (INSEF 2015)
title_sort Prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese adult population: results from the first National Health Examination Survey (INSEF 2015)
author Samões, Catarina
author_facet Samões, Catarina
Kislaya, Irina
Sousa-Uva, Mafalda
Gaio, Vania
Faustino, Paula
Nunes, Baltazar
Matias-Dias, Carlos
Barreto, Marta
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author2 Kislaya, Irina
Sousa-Uva, Mafalda
Gaio, Vania
Faustino, Paula
Nunes, Baltazar
Matias-Dias, Carlos
Barreto, Marta
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Samões, Catarina
Kislaya, Irina
Sousa-Uva, Mafalda
Gaio, Vania
Faustino, Paula
Nunes, Baltazar
Matias-Dias, Carlos
Barreto, Marta
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Anemia
Hemoglobin
Epidemiology
INSEF
National Health Examination Survey
Portugal
Hemoglobina
Epidemiologia
Doenças Genéticas
Estados de Saúde e de Doença
topic Anemia
Hemoglobin
Epidemiology
INSEF
National Health Examination Survey
Portugal
Hemoglobina
Epidemiologia
Doenças Genéticas
Estados de Saúde e de Doença
description Aims: Anemia is a global public health problemwith relevant adverse health, social and economic consequences. The objective of this study was to analyze the distribution of the prevalence of anemia in the Portuguese population. Methods: This is a cross-sectional population-based study, based on the first Portuguese National Health Examination Survey (INSEF), which included 4812 participants aged 25 to 74 years, with data on hemoglobin levels and self-reported diagnosis of anemia. The socioeconomic status of participants was assessed by education level, employment status and material deprivation. The association between socioeconomic factors and anemia was estimated by adjusted prevalence ratios. Results: The prevalence of anemia overall was 5.8%, 3.1% in men and 8.4% in women. The overall prevalence of moderate–severe anemia was 1.1%. Previously undiagnosed cases represented 92.5%. In men, anemia was associated with age, education, occupation and material deprivation, and in women, with age group and urban typology. Conclusion: Anemia represents a relevant public health issue in Portugal. In women, it is more prevalent among those of childbearing age and older, and in men among older individuals of low socioeconomic status. This information is relevant for developing targeted strategies aimed at the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of anemia.
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