Anaemia and its causes at the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health: a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data.

Cássia S S Silva Isabela Judith Martins Bensenor Alessandra de Carvalho Goulart Paulo Andrade Lotufo Itamar de Souza Santos

Published in: Family practice (2023)

Anaemia was associated with age, female sex, Black race, and low socioeconomic status. Unexplained anaemia was common and more frequent in individuals of Black and Mixed races. ELSA-Brasil follow-up data may provide further insight into the relevance of unexplained anaemia in this setting.

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