title: The frequency of anaemia, iron deficiency, hemoglobin S and beta thalassemia in the south of Turkey.
abstract: A survey on the prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency, and hemoglobinopathies (Hb S and beta thalassemia) was carried out in an ethnically mixed and carefully registered population of 45,000 living in an area in the Southern Turkey. A total of 1223 subjects (representing the population with respect to sex and age group) were surveyed. The rate of anemia was found to be 16.9% overall with a highest prevalence of 18.3% in the children (0-2 ages) and 16.3% in the 14+ age group. The prevalence of iron deficiency using low transferrin saturation as criteria was found to be 17.2% overall, being 48.0% in the infant group, 19.6% in the children, and 14.7% in the 14+ age group. The rate of Hb S using the sickling test was found to be 3.9% in the entire population without separating for ethnic groups. It was more prevalent (9.6%) in the Arabic speaking and not found at all in the Kurdish speaking people. The rate of beta thalassemia with a high HbA2 was 3.4% overall and highest (7.1%) in the Kurdish speaking people.
authors.affiliation: Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koçak
authors.forename: Z N
authors.initials: ZN
authors.lastname: Alparslan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ağridağ
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Başlamisli
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Aksungur
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koltaş
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D018643:Arab World; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D006451:Hemoglobin, Sickle