Anemia in centenarians: prevalence and association with kidney function.

Conclusion: Anemia is highly prevalent in Chinese centenarians, particularly among men. Decreased kidney function was an independent determinant of anemia, especially in Han participants and participants with diabetes mellitus. The possibility of decreased kidney function needs to be considered in the evaluation and treatment of anemia in centenarians. PMID: 31861969 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Hematology - Category: Hematology Tags: Hematology Source Type: research