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Table 2 Hemoglobin levels to diagnose anemia at sea level (g/L)* according to WHO [21]

From: Consensus guidelines for diagnosis and management of anemia in epidermolysis bullosa

Population

Anemia

Non-anemia

Milda

Moderate

Severe

Children 6–59 months of age

110 or higher

100–109

70–99

Lower than 70

Children 5–11 years of age

115 or higher

110–114

80–109

Lower than 80

Children 12–14 years of age

120 or higher

110–119

80–109

Lower than 80

Non-pregnant women (15 years of age and above)

120 or higher

110–119

80–109

lower than 80

Pregnant women

110 or higher

100–109

70–99

Lower than 70

Men (15 years of age and above)

130 or higher

110–129

80–109

Lower than 80

  1. Adapted from reference [21], these cut-off levels were established in a non-EB population
  2. *Hemoglobin in grams per litre
  3. a“Mild” is a misnomer: iron deficiency is already advanced by the time anemia is detected. The deficiency even when no anemia is clinically apparent