Effect of Low-Dose Aspirin Versus Placebo on Incidence of Anemia in the Elderly : A Secondary Analysis of the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly Trial.
Ann Intern Med
; 176(7): 913-921, 2023 07.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Daily low-dose aspirin increases major bleeding; however, few studies have investigated its effect on iron deficiency and anemia.OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the effect of low-dose aspirin on incident anemia, hemoglobin, and serum ferritin concentrations.DESIGN:
Post hoc analysis of the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) randomized controlled trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01038583).SETTING:
Primary/community care in Australia and the United States.PARTICIPANTS:
Community-dwelling persons aged 70 years or older (≥65 years for Black persons and Hispanic persons). INTERVENTION 100 mg of aspirin daily or placebo. MEASUREMENTS Hemoglobin concentration was measured annually in all participants. Ferritin was measured at baseline and 3 years after random assignment in a large subset.RESULTS:
19 114 persons were randomly assigned. Anemia incidence in the aspirin and placebo groups was 51.2 events and 42.9 events per 1000 person-years, respectively (hazard ratio, 1.20 [95% CI, 1.12 to 1.29]). Hemoglobin concentrations declined by 3.6 g/L per 5 years in the placebo group and the aspirin group experienced a steeper decline by 0.6 g/L per 5 years (CI, 0.3 to 1.0 g/L). In 7139 participants with ferritin measures at baseline and year 3, the aspirin group had greater prevalence than placebo of ferritin levels less than 45 µg/L at year 3 (465 [13%] vs. 350 [9.8%]) and greater overall decline in ferritin by 11.5% (CI, 9.3% to 13.7%) compared with placebo. A sensitivity analysis quantifying the effect of aspirin in the absence of major bleeding produced similar results.LIMITATIONS:
Hemoglobin was measured annually. No data were available on causes of anemia.CONCLUSION:
Low-dose aspirin increased incident anemia and decline in ferritin in otherwise healthy older adults, independent of major bleeding. Periodic monitoring of hemoglobin should be considered in older persons on aspirin. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE National Institutes of Health and Australian National Health and Medical Research Council.
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Aspirina
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Anemia
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Intern Med
Año:
2023
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Article