What are the criteria for anemia in children?

There are several groups of people who are prone to anemia. The first is patients who have just undergone surgery. People are prone to lose a lot of blood during surgery, so they will naturally have anemia symptoms after the operation. In addition, the elderly eat less, so they are also prone to anemia. Postpartum women are also a high-risk group for anemia. In addition, children who are often picky eaters are also prone to anemia. The following introduces the assessment criteria for anemia in children.

Anemia criteria for children:

People often say that children are the flowers of the motherland, so children are very important to a country and a nation. Adults are very worried when children show symptoms of anemia. First of all, we need to understand what anemia is. Anemia is a symptom in which the red blood cell and hemoglobin content per unit volume is lower than the lower limit of the normal range. The general method to determine whether a child has symptoms of anemia is to go to the hospital for a routine blood test. Routine blood test takes less time and costs less, and is the most widely used examination method, but it is mostly used to examine common anemia symptoms.

Whether children have symptoms of anemia has its own indicators. Next, let’s learn about the indicators of anemia in children. The anemia standards for children of different age groups may have slightly different indicators. If the hemoglobin (HGB) is less than 110g/L between 6 months and 6 years old, it means iron deficiency anemia. If it is less than 120g/L between 6 and 14 years old, it also means anemia. This is different from the standard that adult men will experience anemia symptoms when their body weight is less than 120 grams per liter, women will experience anemia symptoms when their body weight is less than 110 grams per liter, and pregnant women will experience anemia symptoms when their body weight is less than 100 grams per liter. The reason is that children are in the stage of growing up, especially newborns. This period is a time of rapid development of various organs in the body, and the requirements for red blood cells and hemoglobin in the blood are much higher than those for adults. This is why there are differences in anemia indicators.

Anemia in children is basically iron deficiency anemia. This is the general approach taken to deal with iron deficiency anemia. For milder cases of anemia, the general approach is to adjust the dietary structure and add foods rich in iron, such as lean meat, kelp, red dates, etc. After improving the structure, it is necessary to increase the absorption rate of iron. Generally, pureed food is easier for children to accept. You can also increase the amount of fruit children eat. Vitamin C has an auxiliary effect on the absorption of iron.