Background: Anemia is defined by a decrease in the total amount of hemoglobin or the number of red blood cells. Iron deficiency anemia is a form of anemia due to the lack of sufficient iron to form normal red blood cells. The present study was conducted to assess the prevalence of anemia in known population. Materials & Methods: The present study was conducted on 96 subjects. In all subjects, 5 ml of venous blood was collected from sterile venipuncture in 500 micro litre tubes filled with EDTA K2. The Hemoglobin was estimated with autoanalyzer. Serum ferritin level was assessed. Results: Out of 96 subjects, males were 24 and females were 72. The difference was significant (P- 0.01). Age group 11-20 years had 4 males and 10 females, 21-30 years had 7 males and 21 females, 31-40 years had 8 males and 20 females, 41-50 years had 3 males and 15 females and 51-60 years had 2 males and 6 females. The difference was significant (P- 0.05). 55 subjects had hemoglobin of 8 gram % and 17 had hemoglobin of 9 gram %. The difference was significant (P- 0.05). Serum ferritin level of 88ng/ml was seen in 14 males and 22 females, 70 ng/ml of serum ferritin was seen in 10 males and 50 females. The difference was significant (P- 0.05). Conclusion: Iron deficiency anemia is quite common in females as compared to males. The common cause is blood loss through menstruation cycle. Other possible causes are nutritional deficiency etc.
Key words: Iron, Menstruation, Serum ferritin.

Received: 10 November 2017                          Revised: 18 November 2017                        Accepted: 20 November 2017

Corresponding Author: Dr. Garima Charak, Demonstrator in Department of Physiology, G.M.C Jammu, J & K, India       

This article may be cited as: Kapoor M, Charak G. Assessment of Prevalence of Anemia in Known Population- A Clinical Study. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2018; 4(2):11-14.