Jawad Nawaz, Muhammad Usman Choudhary, Wajeeha Khalid, Sadaf Shami.
Relationship between Nutritional Rickets and Anaemia in Children of Faisalabad.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(3):892-4.

Aim: To compare the frequency of anemia in children having nutritional rickets with healthy children. Methods: This case control study carried out in Allied hospital for the duration of 6 months from 1st July 2016 to 31st December 2016. 80 children (40 in each group) presenting in the Pediatric outdoor of Allied Hospital, Faisalabad who meet the inclusion criteria were enrolled into this study. Detailed history of each patient of cases with nutritional rickets and from control who are healthy children. 3ml of blood was sent to the hospital pathology laboratory for assessment of anemia and nutritional rickets. X-ray wrist to radiology department of Allied Hospital, Faisalabad for nutritional rickets as per operational definition. Results : The mean age was calculated as 7.3+/-2.73 years in cases and 7.38+/-2.60 years in controls, 21( 52.5%) in cases and 13( 32.5%) in controls were male while 19( 47.5%) in cases and 27( 67.5%) in controls were females, mean Hb level in cases was calculated as 94 +/-1.53 while 11.08+/-1.89 in controls, p value was calculated as 0.0001 showing a significant difference. Comparison of anemia in children having nutritional rickets with healthy children was done, it shows that 33( 82.5%) in cases and 15( 37.5%) in controls were anemic whereas 7(17.5%) in cases and 25( 62.5%) in controls had no anemia, p value was calculated as 0.000, O.R was 7.85. Conclusion: Frequency of anemia in children having nutritional rickets is significantly higher when compared with healthy children. However, early screening and management for anemia in nutritional rickets is recommended.

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