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The goal of this study, which was conducted with the patients' prior informed consent, was to determine the levels of hemoglobin and hematocrit in adult patients treated at Salah Aldin Teaching Hospital (SUTH)City, Iraq, from December 2021 to February 2022. There were 61 blood samples collected from the finger pad, and they were all used. Haematocrit and hemoglobin's biochemical composition were determined using the cyanmethemoglobin method and centrifugation. According to the findings, women accounted for 83.6% of the total number of patients, while men made up the remaining patients. Only 11.5% of all patients have low hemoglobin levels, while 83.6% have normal hemoglobin levels. As a result, it is also specified that 90.2% of all patients have normal hematocrit values, while 1.6% of all patients have lower-than-normal hematocrit values. Furthermore, it was discovered that 3.3% of people are overweight. The χ2 statistical test was used to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the variables BMI, age, and gender. The test results revealed no significant relationship between these variables (p > 0.05). It can be concluded that age, gender, and BMI have no effect on hemoglobin and hematocrit levels.
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Ahmad, H., Noman, S.J. Correlation study of hemoglobin and hematocrit levels with BMI, age, and gender and determination of the risk of anaemia in adult residents of Iraq. Appl Nanosci 13, 5357–5364 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-023-02878-3
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