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De la Cruz-Góngora V, Manrique-Espinoza B, Villalpando S, et al. Short-Term Impact of Anemia on Mortality: Evidence From a Sample of Mexican Older Adults. J Aging Health. 2014;26(5):750-765doi: 10.1177/0898264314529331.
De la Cruz-Góngora, V., Manrique-Espinoza, B., Villalpando, S., Téllez-Rojo Solís, M. M., & Salinas-Rodriguez, A. (2014). Short-Term Impact of Anemia on Mortality: Evidence From a Sample of Mexican Older Adults. Journal of aging and health, 26(5), 750-765. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264314529331
De la Cruz-Góngora, Vanessa, et al. "Short-Term Impact of Anemia on Mortality: Evidence From a Sample of Mexican Older Adults." Journal of aging and health vol. 26,5 (2014): 750-765. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264314529331
De la Cruz-Góngora V, Manrique-Espinoza B, Villalpando S, Téllez-Rojo Solís MM, Salinas-Rodriguez A. Short-Term Impact of Anemia on Mortality: Evidence From a Sample of Mexican Older Adults. J Aging Health. 2014 Aug;26(5):750-765. doi: 10.1177/0898264314529331. Epub 2014 Apr 30. PMID: 24788718.
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J Aging Health. 2014 Aug;26(5):750-765. doi: 10.1177/0898264314529331. Epub 2014 Apr 30.

Short-Term Impact of Anemia on Mortality: Evidence From a Sample of Mexican Older Adults.

Journal of aging and health

Vanessa De la Cruz-Góngora, Betty Manrique-Espinoza, Salvador Villalpando, Martha María Téllez-Rojo Solís, Aarón Salinas-Rodriguez

Affiliations

  1. National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
  2. National Institute of Public Health, Cuernavaca, Mexico [email protected].

PMID: 24788718 DOI: 10.1177/0898264314529331

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the short-term (14 months) impact of anemia on mortality among Mexican older adults (OAs).

METHOD: Longitudinal analyses using data from a quasi-experimental study in a non-contributory pension program in Mexico with a sample of 3,621 OAs aged 65 to 74 years. Data on health, nutrition, life conditions, and mortality were gathered at both baseline and follow-up. Logistic regression model was used to estimate the impact of anemia and hemoglobin quintiles on mortality.

RESULTS: Overall mortality rate was 2.1%. Both mild anemia and moderate/severe anemia increased mortality risk at 14 months (odds ratio [OR] = 2.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.1, 4.1]; and OR = 6, 95% CI = [2.1, 16.9], respectively).

DISCUSSION: In the short term, degree of severity of anemia is an independent predictor of mortality risk. Because anemia is a modifiable factor, further research is required to better understand this condition in terms of main causes, prevention, treatment, and impact on OAs' survival.

© The Author(s) 2014.

Keywords: Mexican older adults; anemia; mortality

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