Association between anemia, physical performance and cognitive function in Iranian elderly people: evidence from Bushehr Elderly Health (BEH) program

Table 3 The relationship between cognitive impairment and hematological parameters in the BEH Program (n = 2426)

Variable	Cognitive disorder		OR [95% CI]	P-value
Variable	Positive	Negative	OR [95% CI]	P-value
RBC	4.96 ± 0.66	5.06 ± 0.61	0.7 (0.65 to 0.89)	0.0001
WBC	7.35 ± 1.82	7.39 ± 2.49	0.99 (0.95 to 1.02)	0.637
MCV	85.78 ± 8.44	85.67 ± 8.14	1.00 (0.99 to 1.01)	0.747
MCH	29.73 ± 3.40	29. 88 ± 9.09	0.99 (0.9 to 1.00)	0.56
RDW	16.05 ± 54.73	14.38 ± 3.62	1.01 (0.98 to 1.04)	0.445
RDWa	75.68 ± 23.14	74.90 ± 20.32	1.00 (0.99 to 1.00)	0.401
Hgb	14.4 ± 1. 82	14.58 ± 1.65	0.94 (0. 89 to 0.98)	0.009
HCT	42.45 ± 5.06	43.19 ± 4.69	0.96 (0.95 to 0.98)	0.0001

The logistic regression was used for analysis
BEH Program Bushehr Elderly Health Program, CBC complete blood count, Hgb hemoglobin, MCH Mean corpuscular hemoglobin, MCV Mean corpuscular volume, PLT Platelets, RBC Red blood cell count, RDW Red Cell Distribution Width, WBC White blood cells

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