PREVALENCE OF ANEMIA, ITS SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS AND POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME IN RESIDENTS OF TURKESTAN, SOUTHERN KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

We have studied the prevalence and socio-demographic determinants of anemia and also have investigated associations between anemia and metabolic syndrome in Turkestan, Southern Kazakhstan region, Kazakhstan. Southern Kazakhstan is one of the regions with the lowest level of incomes. The sample consisted of 839 patients from the polyclinic of the International Kazakh-Turkish University. The overall prevalence of anemia was 26.4 %. The highest prevalence of anemia was observed among women (30.4 %) and in the age group 30-39 years (39,0 %). A multiple logistic regression was performed to study independent associations between the studied factors and development of anemia with and without adjustment to other socio-demographic factors. The odds of anemia in persons from the oldest age category is 5 times lower than in the younger age categories. Odds of anemia in men by 2.4 times less compared to women. A multiple linear regression was used to study associations between hemoglobin levels and socio-demographic factors. There were statistically significant relationship between hemoglobin levels and age (β = 5.85; 95 % CI: 1.63; 10.06), between hemoglobin level and gender (β = 21.50; 95 % CI: 19.12 ; 23.89). Also, was found statistically significant interaction between the presence of metabolic syndrome and the level of hemoglobin after adjustment for all socio-demographic factors ((β = 3.12; 95 % CI: 0.53; 1.32).