Study of the effect of anemia on lipid levels in some patients in the city of Mosul

Abstract

Many scientific studies indicated that there is no close correlation between the malnutrition and weight gain (obesity) with iron deficiency, which leads to anemia. This study was designed to find the nature of the relationship between fat accumulations in adults with anemia.This study and tests were conducted in Mosul/Iraq, and random samples werecollected from adults in two clinical analysis laboratories accredited by the Department of Health. The samples were taken after fasting for 14 consecutive hours to check out the level of cholesterol, LDL, the lipase enzyme, and some chemical elements such as iron and copper, as well as measuring the HB% percentage. The results were analyzed statistically based on the t-test using SPSS statistical program, and a value of p<0.05 was considered a significant value within the results.The ages of the people targeted in this investigation were between (18-50) years, and after collecting the test results and analyzing them statistically, the samples were divided into three groups based on the severity of iron deficiency (anemia).The people included in the first group (group A) were with severe anemia, while people in the second group (group B) were for moderate to weak anemia, whereas the third group (group C) designed to be a control group (people who do not have anemia). A comparison was made between group A with the control group C, and the average cholesterolconcentration in group A appeared to be higher than that in group C,-With a significant difference, while the average lipase and LDL levels were slightly, higher in group A compared to the control group, but it was not significant. As for the chemical elements, the average Fe in group A was low, with a significant difference at p<0.05 compared with C, while the copper element, was low in the first group compared to the third group, but it was not significant. The average hemoglobin (Hb) concentration was different between the three mentioned groups, and it was low in the first group compared to the second and third group. There were a significant changes in Hb concentrations between group A compared to group C, while there was no significant difference between group B and group C.The results of the study, after comparing the groups, showed a significant increase in cholesterol concentration in people with all groups of anemia and non-significant differences based on statistical significances in the concentration of lipase and low-density lipoprotein in people with anemia compared to the control group. As in copper element, it was non-significantly low in people with anemia, in contrast, the concentration of iron was low and significant in those with anemia, which is the significant cause of anemia in adults. The study results may agree with previous studies and/ or different from other studies. Therefore, it is suggested that more experiments and research have to be done to find the physiological causes for the extent of the effects of anemia on fat concentrations.