[Cholesterol deficiency. A pathogenetic factor in chronic anemias? Preliminary report of a study in three states (author's transl)].
It has been shown in several studies that there is a statistically confirmed connection between cholesterol and Hb levels in the sense that hypocholesterolemia and anemia occur together particular frequently. This was demonstrated in an epidemiological cross-section study of 3958 patient data, and also that in a retrospective case control study of 159 anemias there was a concurrent hypocholesterolemia. It is postulated that a causal connection exists which is explained by the fact that cholesterol deficiency leads to rigidity of the erythrocytes.
D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood / Q000172:deficiency*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006452:Hemoglobinometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
D014527:Uric Acid; D002784:Cholesterol
Cholesterinmangel--ein pathogenetischer Faktor chronischer Anämien? Dreiländer-Studie, 1. Mitteilung.