Open AccessA community-based study of common hereditary blood disorders in Oman
Author(s) -
A. A. Al Riyami
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/2001.7.6.1004
Subject(s) - medicine , glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency , blood disorder , glucosephosphate dehydrogenase deficiency , population , pediatrics , demography , prevalence , glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase , environmental health , biology , dehydrogenase , enzyme , biochemistry , sociology
Weassessed the prevalence of three common hereditary blood disorders [sickle-cell and beta-thalassaemia traits and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency] among the Omani population. We interviewed a representative sample of 6103 Omani households and blood samples from 6342 children aged 0-5 years were collected. About 27% of Omani males had inherited glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency [compared with 11% of females] while countrywide prevalence rates for the sickle-cell and beta-thalassaemia traits were estimated to be 5.8% and 2.2% respectively and showed no significant gender differences. There was a significant association between all three disorders and region of the country.