Prevalence and factors associated with anemia among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in northeastern Thailand: A cross-sectional study
Khomsan Yooyen, Seubsiri Bunditpirom, Supan Fucharoen, Attawut Chaibunruang, Hataichanok Srivorakun, Supawadee Yamsri · 2026
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Khomsan Yooyen and co-authors measure anemia among diabetics in northeastern Thailand in a 2026 study. Anemia often rides along with type 2 diabetes, and this region also carries high rates of thalassemia and iron shortage, three causes that are easy to confuse. The team enrolled two hundred ten patients at two community hospitals and tested blood counts, kidney function, iron stores, and hemoglobin genes.
Over half the patients were anemic by World Health Organization criteria. Statistical modeling sorted which factors traveled with anemia, weighing inherited blood disorders against the usual diabetic causes like kidney damage. In a region where a genetic blood condition is common, blaming diabetes alone would mislead treatment. The findings push clinics to test for thalassemia before prescribing iron or other anemia therapy to diabetic patients.
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| CREATOR | Khomsan Yooyen, Seubsiri Bunditpirom, Supan Fucharoen, Attawut Chaibunruang, Hataichanok Srivorakun, Supawadee Yamsri |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |