Anemia by Hemoglobin (WHO 2024 Cutoffs, Elevation and Smoking)
Says whether a hemoglobin is anemic by the WHO 2024 cutoffs, and how severe.
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Example
- Hemoglobin, in the unit given
- 11.2
- Unit
- g/dL
- Group by age, sex and pregnancy
- Woman 15 to 65 years, not pregnant
- Elevation where the person lives, meters
- 1600
- Smoking
- No
Result: Moderate anemia: hemoglobin adjusted to 101 g/L (10.1 g/dL) from 112 g/L (11.2 g/dL) measured, below the cutoff of 120 g/L (12 g/dL)
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What you enter
- Hemoglobin, in the unit given
- Unit (gdl = g/dL, gl = g/L)
- Group by age, sex and pregnancy
- Elevation where the person lives, meters (blank: not adjusted)
- Smoking (blank: not adjusted)
How this is calculated
Citation
World Health Organization. Guideline on haemoglobin cutoffs to define anaemia in individuals and populations. Geneva: WHO; 2024. Tables 2-5. Read the source ↗
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