Agreement assessment between hemoglobin and hematocrit to detect anemia prevalence in children less than 5 years old

• Main Authors: Gisela Soares Brunken (Author), Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França (Author), Ronir Raggio Luiz (Author), Sophia Cornbluth Szarfarc (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract This study aimed to assess the extent of agreement between hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Ht), while also verifying whether anemia prevalence can be determined by hematocrit cut-off points. A hundred pairs of capillary Hb and Ht of children less than 5 years old were analyzed. The Hb and H...