Anemia indicators for children

Anemia has a relatively large impact on people's health. Generally, anemia can cause people to feel listless, have loss of appetite, and have a pale complexion. If a child is anemic, it will affect the normal development of the child's body and make the child's physical development slow down. Ischemia in children can lead to a decrease in the number of red blood cells in the body, which is very harmful to children. So, what are the indicators of anemia in children?

1. What does it mean when children have low anemia indicators?

According to the amount of hemoglobin and the number of red blood cells in the peripheral blood, children's anemia can be divided into four degrees: mild, moderate, severe and extremely severe. The indicator of anemia in children is mild, which means the red blood cell count is between 3-4×1012/L. The hemoglobin level standards vary for each age group. For example, a newborn's hemoglobin level is 145-120 (g/L) which is a mild indicator, a child under 6 years old has a hemoglobin level of 110-90 (g/L) which is a mild indicator, and a child over six years old has a hemoglobin level of 120-90 (g/L) which is a mild indicator.

2. Common causes of anemia in children

Nutritional iron deficiency anemia is the most common type of anemia in children. The main clinical feature is microcytic hypochromic anemia, which is common in children aged 6 months to 2 years.

Hemolytic anemia refers to a type of anemia caused by shortened red blood cell lifespan, increased destruction, and enhanced bone marrow hematopoiesis that is insufficient to compensate for the loss of red blood cells. It is characterized by anemia, jaundice, hepatosplenomegaly, high reticulocytosis, and hyperplasia of bone marrow erythroblasts.

3. Prevention of anemia in children

The main thing is to do a good job in health education. Parents should realize the harmfulness of this disease to children and the importance of prevention. Specific measures should include health guidance for pregnant mothers, proper feeding of children after birth, emphasis on timely addition of complementary foods rich in iron, especially animal foods such as various red meats, liver, etc., treatment of digestive system diseases, malnutrition and infectious diseases, early administration of iron supplements for premature infants and twins, and attention to the supply of nutrients for children in the recovery period of the disease.