MIQDAM M. OBAID AL-JUMAILI , MOHAMMED A. AJEEL and WIJDAN I.A. ABD-ALWAHAB
الملخص الانجليزي
Anemia is a recognized clinical case in diabetes mellitus patients. In cross-sectional studies, the prevalence of
anemia in diabetes patients is between 14 and 23%. Some forms of morbidity between diabetes patients have
resulted from anemia and/or anemia complications. A cross-sectional study was conducted at Al-Sharqat general
hospital in Salah Al-Din Governorate for a period of three months for the period from April 1 to July 1. 218 blood
samples of patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes and anemia were collected from the hospital attendance to conclude
the current study. The FBS, Hb and Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels of each one of the patients was measured.
The mean diabetes militias duration of 7± 5.4 years and the mean age was 57±10 years, 60 % of them were males.
There was no significant correlation between microcytic anemia and microvascular complications while there
was a significant correlation between normocytic anemia and nephropathy in males and females of the study while
there was a significant correlation between the males and females of the retinopathy and normocytic anemia. The
correlation between males and females of the neuropathy with macrocytic anemia were significant while there
was a significant correlation between males of the nephropathy and macrocytic anemia. According to the
mentioned results, it is concluded that there are a clear association between anemia, sex differences and
.microvascular complications in diabetic patients especially in the current study subjects
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