Clinical analysis of the our confirm cases of iron deficiency anemia:203 cases

İn this study, totally 203 patients with iron deficiency anemia who had been hospitalised and became therapy in our department between January 1996-June 2000 were examined. Of the patients143 were female and 60 were male, mean age was 45.09+17.11 year in females and 58.43+14.75 year in male. The mean values of erythrocyte were 3.673.007±677.929/mm3 İn females, 3.520.333±780.210/mm3 in males, haemoglobin was 8.49+2.2 g/dl in females, 7.42±2.3 g/dl in males, hematocrit was 27.1+6.3 % İn females, 23.9+6.3 % in males, mean corpusculer volüme was 70.2±9.3 fl in female, 66.9+10.4 fl in males, serum iron was 27.66±8.5 mcg/dl in females, 25.97+8 mcg/dl in males, serum iron binding capacity was 383.94±56.11 mcg/dl in females, 389.72±48.4 mcg/dl in males, serum ferritin was 4.73+3.3 ng/ml in females, 5.05±3.3 ng/ml in males. Chronic gastrointestinal bleeding and gynecologic bleeding were found to be the most commen causes of iron deficiency anemia in females vvhereas chronic gastrointestinal bleeding in males.