Su-Jung Liao, Yu-Wen Fang, Tse-Tsung Liu
Exploration of related factors of suicide ideation in hospitalized older adults
BMC geriatrics
nutritional anemia highly prevalent triggered globally recognized public health concern worldwide better understand prevalence anemia state nutritional health developed countries inform global nutritional health better manage disease employed healthcare cost utilization project hcup2020 national inpatient health care data nis administered agency healthcare research quality nutritional anemia diagnosed according international classification diseases 10th revision icd10 matching analysis multivariate regression used adjust patient hospital characteristics controls obtained stratifying matching age sex 2020 hcupnis database encompassed survey 64 million hospitalized patients among 1745350 patients diagnosed anemia representing approximately 2697 hospitalized population 310000 diagnosed nutritional anemia 13150 patients hospitalized nutritional anemia primary diagnosis hospitalization rate nutritional anemia exhibited increased agedependent increase nationwide especially among females displayed 187 times higher males notably comparison control group individuals black race exhibit higher prevalence nutritional anemia case group 217 control group 130 p 0001 addition hospitalization rates higher among lowincome populations lower rates private insurance case group 187 control group 235 p 0001 higher rates medicaid insurance case group 154 control group 139 p 0001 areas characterized larger urban centers advanced economic conditions within urbanrural distribution observed increase frequency patient hospitalizations iron deficiency anemia emerged predominant subtype nutritional anemia accounting 12214 9288 secondary diagnosis among patients hospitalized nutritional anemia revealed significant number faced concurrent major conditions like hypertension renal failure economically prosperous areas greater attention given health lowincome individuals older adult findings hold valuable insights shaping targeted public health policies effectively address prevalence consequences nutritional anemia based overall population health