| アブストラクト | OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the status of anemia visits (doctor visits made with patients' intent to response to identification of low hemoglobin [Hb] levels at health checkups) and characterize the diagnosis and treatment pattern among women of reproductive age in Japan. METHODS: This claims-based cohort study used data from the DeSC Healthcare database. Women aged 18-49 years who had an Hb level of <12.0 g/dL at a health checkup from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2023, were included. The time to anemia visit, as well as anemia-related diagnoses, specialties, tests, and treatments, were summarized using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The study included 6,041 subjects in the final analysis. During the follow-up period, 2,370 (39.2%) of them received an anemia-related diagnosis, and among these, 1,950 (82.3%) received anemia-related treatment. Iron-deficiency anemia was the most frequently diagnosed anemia in both internal medicine and OB/GYN specialties. A marked increase in anemia visits was observed immediately after the index date among the 30-39 and 40-49-year age groups and those with Hb <11.0 g/dL. Approximately 70% of them visited only one specialty or institution during the follow-up period. Patients who had anemia visits and received anemia-related diagnoses, and especially those who received treatment, showed greater increases in Hb levels and higher proportions of normal Hb values (Hb >/=12.0 g/dL) at the next annual checkup. CONCLUSION: These findings emphasize the importance of anemia visits after dentification of low Hb at health checkups among reproductive-age women in Japan. Further research is needed to confirm these observations. |
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| ジャーナル名 | Current medical research and opinion |
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| Pubmed追加日 | 2026/5/26 |
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| 投稿者 | Fukui, Motoko; Koga, Kaori; Yanagida, Takeshi; Yanaga, Keita; Togase, Yurie; Ono, Michihiro; Zhao, Yajie; Iwasaki, Kosuke; Kawabata, Hiroshi |
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| 組織名 | Medical Affairs Department, ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Tokyo, Japan.;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan.;DeSC Healthcare, Inc, Tokyo, Japan.;Milliman, Inc, Tokyo, Japan.;Department of Hematology, NHO Kyoto Medical Center, Kyoto, Japan. |
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| Pubmed リンク | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/42190162/ |
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