Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yonsei Med J. 2011 Nov;52(6):909-13. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2011.52.6.909.
Recently, the geriatric population in Korea has grown to comprise approximately 10% of the total population, and anemia has become a significant problem among elderly patients. Many elderly patients have anemia due to nutritional deficiency, chronic inflammation, or comorbid diseases; however, in a significant fraction of the patients with anemia, the cause remains obscure. Anemia of any degree is recognized as a significant independent contributor to morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. This article summarizes the patterns of anemia in Korean geriatric patients.
最近,韩国的老年人口已增长至总人口的 10%左右,贫血已成为老年患者的一个重大问题。许多老年患者因营养缺乏、慢性炎症或合并症而患有贫血;然而,在相当一部分贫血患者中,病因仍不明确。任何程度的贫血都被认为是导致老年患者发病率和死亡率增加的一个重要独立因素。本文总结了韩国老年患者贫血的模式。