NDNS65+:
Prevalence of Anaemia
•World Health Organisation Normal Ranges
were used; women >12.0g/dl, men >13.0g/dl.
British laboratories often use a normal range of >11.5g/dl for
women
•Levels of 11.5-11.9g/dl in women can result in
symptomatic iron deficiency
•In the elderly anaemia results from: poor nutrient intake + bleeding, chronic illness and unknown factors in equal
frequency