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Abstract
WHO considered age of 65years old or older as elderly group,
while those from 65 to 74 years old are referred to as “early elderly”
and those over 75years or older as “late elderly. Common health
Problems in elderly; heart disease, diabetes, stroke, dementia, cancer,
sensory impairment (vision & hearing disorder), incontinence,
malnutrition and constipation.
Malnutrition is the most common health problems in old age
due to elderly people forget to eat, difficulty in preparing healthy
meals, depression, dietary restriction, alcoholism, reduced social
contact, limited income and decreasing consumption of saturated fats
and salt.
Iron deficiency (with or without anemia), and anemia of chronic
disease are common in the elderly so should be investigated once
identified. Iron deficiency causes less efficient supply of oxygen to the
brain and decreasing brain energy production consequently a decrease
in metabolic activity of the cerebral cells, as it decreases the activity
of the enzyme cytochrome c oxidase in certain cerebral regions.
Improving nutritional status by specifying iron supplements can
improve cognitive function. The current study aimed to examine how
iron deficiency and Iron deficiency anemia influences cognitive
function in the geriatric patients aged 65 years and older.
This study included 100 geriatric patients were subjected to
cognitive assessment, after complaint of memory loss was questioned
by standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE). There was
significant positive correlation between Mini-Mental State
Examination score and iron level (r= 0.721 P value 0.001). There was
Summary
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significant positive correlation between Mini-Mental State
Examination score and ferritin level (r= 0.341 P value 0.001)