title: Anaemia, iron and vitamin deficits in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Anaemia can compromise muscle and organ function. Related iron and vitamin body stores have seldom been assessed in patients with peripheral arterial disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively analysed basal prevalence of anaemia, iron, B(12)-vitamin and folic acid deficits in 420 patients with claudication and 204 patients with critical limb ischaemia (CLI). The prevalence of the evaluated parameters was 9.8%, 6.7%, 6.7% and 2.9% among patients with claudication but 49.5%, 31.9%, 15.7% and 6.4% among CLI patients, respectively (p < 0.05 for all).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Anaemia, iron and vitamin deficits are uncommon among patients with ischemic claudication but very prevalent among patients with CLI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Hospital de Galdakao-Usansolo, Barrio Labeaga S/N, 48960 Galdakao (Bizkaia), Spain. melina.vegadeceniga@osakidetza.net
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vega de Céniga
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bravo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Izagirre
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casco
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Estallo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esteban
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barba
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005494:Folic Acid Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000150:complications*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*