Table 2 Comparison of baseline characteristics of older adults with and without anemia
From: High anemia prevalence in Korean older adults, an advent healthcare problem: 2007–2016 KNHANES
Variable | Older adults without anemia | Older adults with anemia | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 4,444,812.928)c | (n = 699,077.287)c | ||
Mean age, years | 71.96 ± 0.06 | 74.00 ± 0.15 | < 0.001a |
Women, % | 55.1 ± 0.5 | 61.8 ± 1.3 | < 0.001b |
Mean Hb level (SE) | 14.00 ± 0.01 | 11.48 ± 0.03 | < 0.001b |
Underweight (BMI < 18 kg/m2), % | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 4.5 ± 0.6 | < 0.001b |
Social allowance, % | 10.6 ± 0.4 | 13.5 ± 1.0 | 0.002b |
Low household income, % | 48.5 ± 0.7 | 50.4 ± 1.4 | 0.200b |
Food insecurity | 2.0 ± 0.2 | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 0.626b |
Live alone, % | 15.8 ± 0.4 | 19.0 ± 1.0 | 0.001b |
Condition, % | |||
Hypertension | 62.3 ± 0.6 | 65.3 ± 1.3 | 0.034b |
Osteoarthritis | 30.0 ± 0.5 | 33.7 ± 1.4 | 0.010b |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 3.8 ± 0.2 | 6.1 ± 0.6 | < 0.001b |
DM | 22.5 ± 0.5 | 30.7 ± 1.4 | < 0.001b |
Asthma | 5.6 ± 0.3 | 5.1 ± 0.6 | 0.406b |
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.578b |
Cancer, current | 1.9 ± 0.2 | 4.4 ± 0.6 | < 0.001b |
Hepatitis B | 1.3 ± 0.1 | 0.9 ± 0.2 | 0.156 b |
Hepatitis C | 0.3 ± 0.0 | 0.2 ± 0.1 | 0.669 b |
Liver cirrhosis | 0.6 ± 0.1 | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.701b |
CRF | 14.2 ± 0.5 | 34.0 ± 1.2 | < 0.001b |