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From: ironjustice on 31 Mar 2008 11:54 Now .. dumbing this down really far. "Iron deficiency very uncommon." N Engl J Med. 2008 Feb 28;358(9):888-99. Links Severe anemia in Malawian children. Calis JC, Phiri KS, Faragher EB, Brabin BJ, Bates I, Cuevas LE, de Haan RJ, Phiri AI, Malange P, Khoka M, Hulshof PJ, van Lieshout L, Beld MG, Teo YY, Rockett KA, Richardson A, Kwiatkowski DP, Molyneux ME, van Hensbroek MB. Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi. job.ca...(a)gmail.com BACKGROUND: Severe anemia is a major cause of sickness and death in African children, yet the causes of anemia in this population have been inadequately studied. METHODS: We conducted a case-control study of 381 preschool children with severe anemia (hemoglobin concentration, <5.0 g per deciliter) and 757 preschool children without severe anemia in urban and rural settings in Malawi. Causal factors previously associated with severe anemia were studied. The data were examined by multivariate analysis and structural equation modeling. RESULTS: Bacteremia (adjusted odds ratio, 5.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.6 to 10.9), malaria (adjusted odds ratio, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.6 to 3.3), hookworm (adjusted odds ratio, 4.8; 95% CI, 2.0 to 11.8), human immunodeficiency virus infection (adjusted odds ratio, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.0 to 3.8), the G6PD(-202/-376) genetic disorder (adjusted odds ratio, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.3 to 4.4), vitamin A deficiency (adjusted odds ratio, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.3 to 5.8), and vitamin B12 deficiency (adjusted odds ratio, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.4 to 3.6) were associated with severe anemia. Folate deficiency, sickle cell disease, and laboratory signs of an abnormal inflammatory response were uncommon. Iron deficiency was not prevalent in case patients (adjusted odds ratio, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.22 to 0.60) and was negatively associated with bacteremia. Malaria was associated with severe anemia in the urban site (with seasonal transmission) but not in the rural site (where malaria was holoendemic). Seventy-six percent of hookworm infections were found in children under 2 years of age. CONCLUSIONS: There are multiple causes of severe anemia in Malawian preschool children, but folate and iron deficiencies are not prominent among them. Even in the presence of malaria parasites, additional or alternative causes of severe anemia should be considered. Copyright 2008 Massachusetts Medical Society. PMID: 18305266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk
From: Joe_Z on 31 Mar 2008 21:31 "ironjustice" <ironjustice(a)cashette.com> wrote in message news:86a63851-045f-46f5-a6e6-9d041f156854(a)e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com... On Mar 31, 12:58 pm, "Joe_Z" <Jo...(a)naya.yea> wrote: Now your just whining and it's not becomeing of you at all, rub it somewhere else before you get told how you really look doing this kids stuff, eh...chill man...Joe << Just the .. facts .. and pretty important .. facts .. imho .. Of course some might not recognize the .. fact .. of how important that finding is .. Are you one of them .. joe .. ? No and you know I'm not, I'm a peace keeper here and you should know that but I'll let it go cuz your a long time poster here, just try and be bigger than the painfull guys your playing to, yeah they like there i's dotted and all that, who cares, peace is all we need, just be cool that's all I ask, please and thanks...Joe Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > > "ironjustice" <ironjust...(a)aol.com> wrote in message > > news:06ef7728-e1d4-4dc1-b0a4-3920f690a3a9(a)i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > On Mar 31, 8:54 am, ironjustice <ironjust...(a)aol.com> wrote:"Iron > deficiency very uncommon." << > > I guess this would be the .. "yeah right tom .. you're the ONLY one > right .. the WHOLE world has it .. wrong .. !" .. deal .. > > Eh .. > > Fk ya'll .. > > Who loves ya. > Tom > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > > > > > Now .. dumbing this down really far. > > > "Iron deficiency very uncommon." > > > N Engl J Med. 2008 Feb 28;358(9):888-99. Links > > Severe anemia in Malawian children. > > Calis JC, Phiri KS, Faragher EB, Brabin BJ, Bates I, Cuevas LE, de > > Haan RJ, Phiri AI, Malange P, Khoka M, Hulshof PJ, van Lieshout L, > > Beld MG, Teo YY, Rockett KA, Richardson A, Kwiatkowski DP, Molyneux > > ME, van Hensbroek MB. > > Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, College > > of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi. job.ca...(a)gmail.com > > > BACKGROUND: > > Severe anemia is a major cause of sickness and death in African > > children, yet the causes of anemia in this population have been > > inadequately studied. > > METHODS: > > We conducted a case-control study of 381 preschool children with > > severe anemia (hemoglobin concentration, <5.0 g per deciliter) and > > 757 > > preschool children without severe anemia in urban and rural settings > > in Malawi. Causal factors previously associated with severe anemia > > were studied. The data were examined by multivariate analysis and > > structural equation modeling. RESULTS: > > Bacteremia (adjusted odds ratio, 5.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], > > 2.6 to 10.9), malaria (adjusted odds ratio, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.6 to 3.3), > > hookworm (adjusted odds ratio, 4.8; 95% CI, 2.0 to 11.8), human > > immunodeficiency virus infection (adjusted odds ratio, 2.0; 95% CI, > > 1.0 to 3.8), the G6PD(-202/-376) genetic disorder (adjusted odds > > ratio, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.3 to 4.4), vitamin A deficiency (adjusted odds > > ratio, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.3 to 5.8), and vitamin B12 deficiency (adjusted > > odds ratio, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.4 to 3.6) were associated with severe > > anemia. > > Folate deficiency, sickle cell disease, and laboratory signs of an > > abnormal inflammatory response were uncommon. > > Iron deficiency was not prevalent in case patients (adjusted odds > > ratio, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.22 to 0.60) and was negatively associated with > > bacteremia. > > Malaria was associated with severe anemia in the urban site (with > > seasonal transmission) but not in the rural site (where malaria was > > holoendemic). > > Seventy-six percent of hookworm infections were found in children > > under 2 years of age. > > CONCLUSIONS: > > There are multiple causes of severe anemia in Malawian preschool > > children, but folate and iron deficiencies are not prominent among > > them. Even in the presence of malaria parasites, additional or > > alternative causes of severe anemia should be considered. Copyright > > 2008 Massachusetts Medical Society. > > > PMID: 18305266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] > > > Who loves ya. > > Tom > > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
From: ironjustice on 31 Mar 2008 21:46 On Mar 31, 6:31 pm, "Joe_Z" <Jo...(a)naya.yea> wrote: but I'll let it go cuz your a long time poster here << Sounds like some kinda .. threat .. On Mar 31, 6:31 pm, "Joe_Z" <Jo...(a)naya.yea> wrote: just be cool that's all I ask, please and thanks...Joe << Orrr .. ? That IS what you said .. isn't it .. ? Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > "ironjustice" <ironjust...(a)cashette.com> wrote in message > > news:86a63851-045f-46f5-a6e6-9d041f156854(a)e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > On Mar 31, 12:58 pm, "Joe_Z" <Jo...(a)naya.yea> wrote: > Now your just whining and it's not becomeing of you at all, rub it > somewhere > else before you get told how you really look doing this kids stuff, > eh...chill man...Joe << > > Just the .. facts .. and pretty important .. facts .. imho .. > > Of course some might not recognize the .. fact .. of how important > that finding is .. > > Are you one of them .. joe .. ? > > No and you know I'm not, I'm a peace keeper here and you should know that > but I'll let it go cuz your a long time poster here, just try and be bigger > than the painfull guys your playing to, yeah they like there i's dotted and > all that, who cares, peace is all we need, just be cool that's all I ask, > please and thanks...Joe > > Who loves ya. > Tom > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > > > > > > > "ironjustice" <ironjust...(a)aol.com> wrote in message > > >news:06ef7728-e1d4-4dc1-b0a4-3920f690a3a9(a)i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > > On Mar 31, 8:54 am, ironjustice <ironjust...(a)aol.com> wrote:"Iron > > deficiency very uncommon." << > > > I guess this would be the .. "yeah right tom .. you're the ONLY one > > right .. the WHOLE world has it .. wrong .. !" .. deal .. > > > Eh .. > > > Fk ya'll .. > > > Who loves ya. > > Tom > > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > > > > Now .. dumbing this down really far. > > > > "Iron deficiency very uncommon." > > > > N Engl J Med. 2008 Feb 28;358(9):888-99. Links > > > Severe anemia in Malawian children. > > > Calis JC, Phiri KS, Faragher EB, Brabin BJ, Bates I, Cuevas LE, de > > > Haan RJ, Phiri AI, Malange P, Khoka M, Hulshof PJ, van Lieshout L, > > > Beld MG, Teo YY, Rockett KA, Richardson A, Kwiatkowski DP, Molyneux > > > ME, van Hensbroek MB. > > > Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, College > > > of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi. job.ca...(a)gmail.com > > > > BACKGROUND: > > > Severe anemia is a major cause of sickness and death in African > > > children, yet the causes of anemia in this population have been > > > inadequately studied. > > > METHODS: > > > We conducted a case-control study of 381 preschool children with > > > severe anemia (hemoglobin concentration, <5.0 g per deciliter) and > > > 757 > > > preschool children without severe anemia in urban and rural settings > > > in Malawi. Causal factors previously associated with severe anemia > > > were studied. The data were examined by multivariate analysis and > > > structural equation modeling. RESULTS: > > > Bacteremia (adjusted odds ratio, 5.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], > > > 2.6 to 10.9), malaria (adjusted odds ratio, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.6 to 3.3), > > > hookworm (adjusted odds ratio, 4.8; 95% CI, 2.0 to 11.8), human > > > immunodeficiency virus infection (adjusted odds ratio, 2.0; 95% CI, > > > 1.0 to 3.8), the G6PD(-202/-376) genetic disorder (adjusted odds > > > ratio, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.3 to 4.4), vitamin A deficiency (adjusted odds > > > ratio, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.3 to 5.8), and vitamin B12 deficiency (adjusted > > > odds ratio, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.4 to 3.6) were associated with severe > > > anemia. > > > Folate deficiency, sickle cell disease, and laboratory signs of an > > > abnormal inflammatory response were uncommon. > > > Iron deficiency was not prevalent in case patients (adjusted odds > > > ratio, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.22 to 0.60) and was negatively associated with > > > bacteremia. > > > Malaria was associated with severe anemia in the urban site (with > > > seasonal transmission) but not in the rural site (where malaria was > > > holoendemic). > > > Seventy-six percent of hookworm infections were found in children > > > under 2 years of age. > > > CONCLUSIONS: > > > There are multiple causes of severe anemia in Malawian preschool > > > children, but folate and iron deficiencies are not prominent among > > > them. Even in the presence of malaria parasites, additional or > > > alternative causes of severe anemia should be considered. Copyright > > > 2008 Massachusetts Medical Society. > > > > PMID: 18305266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] > > > > Who loves ya. > > > Tom > > > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
From: Michael B on 31 Mar 2008 22:16 Did your parents send you to Clown School? On Mar 31, 8:46 pm, ironjustice <ironjust...(a)cashette.com> wrote: > On Mar 31, 6:31 pm, "Joe_Z" <Jo...(a)naya.yea> wrote: but I'll let it go > cuz your a long time poster here << > > Sounds like some kinda .. threat .. > > On Mar 31, 6:31 pm, "Joe_Z" <Jo...(a)naya.yea> wrote: just be cool > that's all I ask, > please and thanks...Joe << > > Orrr .. ? > > That IS what you said .. isn't it .. ? > > Who loves ya. > Tom > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > > > "ironjustice" <ironjust...(a)cashette.com> wrote in message > > >news:86a63851-045f-46f5-a6e6-9d041f156854(a)e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > > On Mar 31, 12:58 pm, "Joe_Z" <Jo...(a)naya.yea> wrote: > > Now your just whining and it's not becomeing of you at all, rub it > > somewhere > > else before you get told how you really look doing this kids stuff, > > eh...chill man...Joe << > > > Just the .. facts .. and pretty important .. facts .. imho .. > > > Of course some might not recognize the .. fact .. of how important > > that finding is .. > > > Are you one of them .. joe .. ? > > > No and you know I'm not, I'm a peace keeper here and you should know that > > but I'll let it go cuz your a long time poster here, just try and be bigger > > than the painfull guys your playing to, yeah they like there i's dotted and > > all that, who cares, peace is all we need, just be cool that's all I ask, > > please and thanks...Joe > > > Who loves ya. > > Tom > > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > > > > "ironjustice" <ironjust...(a)aol.com> wrote in message > > > >news:06ef7728-e1d4-4dc1-b0a4-3920f690a3a9(a)i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > > > On Mar 31, 8:54 am, ironjustice <ironjust...(a)aol.com> wrote:"Iron > > > deficiency very uncommon." << > > > > I guess this would be the .. "yeah right tom .. you're the ONLY one > > > right .. the WHOLE world has it .. wrong .. !" .. deal .. > > > > Eh .. > > > > Fk ya'll .. > > > > Who loves ya. > > > Tom > > > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > > > > > Now .. dumbing this down really far. > > > > > "Iron deficiency very uncommon." > > > > > N Engl J Med. 2008 Feb 28;358(9):888-99. Links > > > > Severe anemia in Malawian children. > > > > Calis JC, Phiri KS, Faragher EB, Brabin BJ, Bates I, Cuevas LE, de > > > > Haan RJ, Phiri AI, Malange P, Khoka M, Hulshof PJ, van Lieshout L, > > > > Beld MG, Teo YY, Rockett KA, Richardson A, Kwiatkowski DP, Molyneux > > > > ME, van Hensbroek MB. > > > > Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, College > > > > of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi. job.ca...(a)gmail.com > > > > > BACKGROUND: > > > > Severe anemia is a major cause of sickness and death in African > > > > children, yet the causes of anemia in this population have been > > > > inadequately studied. > > > > METHODS: > > > > We conducted a case-control study of 381 preschool children with > > > > severe anemia (hemoglobin concentration, <5.0 g per deciliter) and > > > > 757 > > > > preschool children without severe anemia in urban and rural settings > > > > in Malawi. Causal factors previously associated with severe anemia > > > > were studied. The data were examined by multivariate analysis and > > > > structural equation modeling. RESULTS: > > > > Bacteremia (adjusted odds ratio, 5.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], > > > > 2.6 to 10.9), malaria (adjusted odds ratio, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.6 to 3.3), > > > > hookworm (adjusted odds ratio, 4.8; 95% CI, 2.0 to 11.8), human > > > > immunodeficiency virus infection (adjusted odds ratio, 2.0; 95% CI, > > > > 1.0 to 3.8), the G6PD(-202/-376) genetic disorder (adjusted odds > > > > ratio, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.3 to 4.4), vitamin A deficiency (adjusted odds > > > > ratio, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.3 to 5.8), and vitamin B12 deficiency (adjusted > > > > odds ratio, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.4 to 3.6) were associated with severe > > > > anemia. > > > > Folate deficiency, sickle cell disease, and laboratory signs of an > > > > abnormal inflammatory response were uncommon. > > > > Iron deficiency was not prevalent in case patients (adjusted odds > > > > ratio, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.22 to 0.60) and was negatively associated with > > > > bacteremia. > > > > Malaria was associated with severe anemia in the urban site (with > > > > seasonal transmission) but not in the rural site (where malaria was > > > > holoendemic). > > > > Seventy-six percent of hookworm infections were found in children > > > > under 2 years of age. > > > > CONCLUSIONS: > > > > There are multiple causes of severe anemia in Malawian preschool > > > > children, but folate and iron deficiencies are not prominent among > > > > them. Even in the presence of malaria parasites, additional or > > > > alternative causes of severe anemia should be considered. Copyright > > > > 2008 Massachusetts Medical Society. > > > > > PMID: 18305266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] > > > > > Who loves ya. > > > > Tom > > > > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > > > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > > > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk-Hidequoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
From: Joe_Z on 1 Apr 2008 15:31
If you make it one yeah, it can be, but it doesn't have to be, no one else is here pushing anything execpt you now so it's your thread or spew, it's up to you, I did think you were bigger than this but I may just be wrong and you have OT agendas to keep...Joe "ironjustice" <ironjustice(a)cashette.com> wrote in message news:855c61c0-35b9-4dc9-bf16-3bf2c7e63143(a)u10g2000prn.googlegroups.com... On Mar 31, 6:31 pm, "Joe_Z" <Jo...(a)naya.yea> wrote: but I'll let it go cuz your a long time poster here << Sounds like some kinda .. threat .. On Mar 31, 6:31 pm, "Joe_Z" <Jo...(a)naya.yea> wrote: just be cool that's all I ask, please and thanks...Joe << Orrr .. ? That IS what you said .. isn't it .. ? Who loves ya. Tom Jesus Was A Vegetarian! http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh Man Is A Herbivore! http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 DEAD PEOPLE WALKING http://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > "ironjustice" <ironjust...(a)cashette.com> wrote in message > > news:86a63851-045f-46f5-a6e6-9d041f156854(a)e6g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > On Mar 31, 12:58 pm, "Joe_Z" <Jo...(a)naya.yea> wrote: > Now your just whining and it's not becomeing of you at all, rub it > somewhere > else before you get told how you really look doing this kids stuff, > eh...chill man...Joe << > > Just the .. facts .. and pretty important .. facts .. imho .. > > Of course some might not recognize the .. fact .. of how important > that finding is .. > > Are you one of them .. joe .. ? > > No and you know I'm not, I'm a peace keeper here and you should know that > but I'll let it go cuz your a long time poster here, just try and be > bigger > than the painfull guys your playing to, yeah they like there i's dotted > and > all that, who cares, peace is all we need, just be cool that's all I ask, > please and thanks...Joe > > Who loves ya. > Tom > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > > > > > > > "ironjustice" <ironjust...(a)aol.com> wrote in message > > >news:06ef7728-e1d4-4dc1-b0a4-3920f690a3a9(a)i29g2000prf.googlegroups.com... > > On Mar 31, 8:54 am, ironjustice <ironjust...(a)aol.com> wrote:"Iron > > deficiency very uncommon." << > > > I guess this would be the .. "yeah right tom .. you're the ONLY one > > right .. the WHOLE world has it .. wrong .. !" .. deal .. > > > Eh .. > > > Fk ya'll .. > > > Who loves ya. > > Tom > > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk > > > > Now .. dumbing this down really far. > > > > "Iron deficiency very uncommon." > > > > N Engl J Med. 2008 Feb 28;358(9):888-99. Links > > > Severe anemia in Malawian children. > > > Calis JC, Phiri KS, Faragher EB, Brabin BJ, Bates I, Cuevas LE, de > > > Haan RJ, Phiri AI, Malange P, Khoka M, Hulshof PJ, van Lieshout L, > > > Beld MG, Teo YY, Rockett KA, Richardson A, Kwiatkowski DP, Molyneux > > > ME, van Hensbroek MB. > > > Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, College > > > of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi. job.ca...(a)gmail.com > > > > BACKGROUND: > > > Severe anemia is a major cause of sickness and death in African > > > children, yet the causes of anemia in this population have been > > > inadequately studied. > > > METHODS: > > > We conducted a case-control study of 381 preschool children with > > > severe anemia (hemoglobin concentration, <5.0 g per deciliter) and > > > 757 > > > preschool children without severe anemia in urban and rural settings > > > in Malawi. Causal factors previously associated with severe anemia > > > were studied. The data were examined by multivariate analysis and > > > structural equation modeling. RESULTS: > > > Bacteremia (adjusted odds ratio, 5.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], > > > 2.6 to 10.9), malaria (adjusted odds ratio, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.6 to 3.3), > > > hookworm (adjusted odds ratio, 4.8; 95% CI, 2.0 to 11.8), human > > > immunodeficiency virus infection (adjusted odds ratio, 2.0; 95% CI, > > > 1.0 to 3.8), the G6PD(-202/-376) genetic disorder (adjusted odds > > > ratio, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.3 to 4.4), vitamin A deficiency (adjusted odds > > > ratio, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.3 to 5.8), and vitamin B12 deficiency (adjusted > > > odds ratio, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.4 to 3.6) were associated with severe > > > anemia. > > > Folate deficiency, sickle cell disease, and laboratory signs of an > > > abnormal inflammatory response were uncommon. > > > Iron deficiency was not prevalent in case patients (adjusted odds > > > ratio, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.22 to 0.60) and was negatively associated with > > > bacteremia. > > > Malaria was associated with severe anemia in the urban site (with > > > seasonal transmission) but not in the rural site (where malaria was > > > holoendemic). > > > Seventy-six percent of hookworm infections were found in children > > > under 2 years of age. > > > CONCLUSIONS: > > > There are multiple causes of severe anemia in Malawian preschool > > > children, but folate and iron deficiencies are not prominent among > > > them. Even in the presence of malaria parasites, additional or > > > alternative causes of severe anemia should be considered. Copyright > > > 2008 Massachusetts Medical Society. > > > > PMID: 18305266 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] > > > > Who loves ya. > > > Tom > > > > Jesus Was A Vegetarian!http://tinyurl.com/2r2nkh > > > > Man Is A Herbivore!http://tinyurl.com/a3cc3 > > > > DEAD PEOPLE WALKINGhttp://tinyurl.com/zk9fk-Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - |