Correlation of serum lipid profile in patients with anemia - a one year cross sectional study in kle’s dr. prabhakar kore hospital & mrc

Abstract

Anemia continues to be a medical and financial burden for both developed and developing countries, and affects all age groups. The normal value of hemoglobin varies with age, gender, ethnicity and physiologic status of the population. Dyslipidemia is another condition with increased global prevalence along with anemia and depends on fasting lipids. The use of fasting lipids for diagnosis of dyslipidemia widely advocated despite caveats to its use with anemia being cited as a major confounding factor. The value of fasting lipids may be erroneous in those with anemia, thus mandating its evaluation. The objective of this study was to identify a correlation between severity of different types of anemia and the derangement of lipid levels in an adult anemic population.