International Journal of Physiology
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 4

Effect of Iron Deficiency Anemia on Autonomic Nervous System in Adolescent Girls

  • Author:
  • Gunjan Jain1, Namrata Kaushik2,, J. L. Agarwal3, P. N. Singh4, Manoj Kumar Jain5
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 71 to 74

1Assistant Professor Physiology Department, G S Medical College & Hospital, Pilkhuwa, Hapur

2Assistant Professor Physiology Department, G S Medical College & Hospital, Pilkhuwa, Hapur

3Professor Physiology Department, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur

4Professor Physiology Department, G S Medical College & Hospital, Pilkhuwa, Hapur

5Associate Professor Medicine Department, G S Medical College & Hospital, Pilkhuwa, Hapur

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Namrata Kaushik, Assistant Professor Physiology Department, G S Medical College & Hospital, Pilkhuwa, Hapur. Address: F 108 KW Srishti Raj nagar extension Ghaziabad, e-mail: namrataeras@gmail.com

Online published on 21 November, 2019.

Abstract

Anemia is a major health problem especially among the economically disadvantaged segments of population in developing countries like India. Involvement of Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) in cases of anemia has been a matter of considerable speculation. Slight to moderate impairment may be observed in mental and motor development of infants with Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA).

Study included 30 apparently healthy adolescent girls as control and 90 adolescent girls as cases having IDA. Haemoglobin was done and blood pressure and ECG were recorded.

Mean rise in SBP And DBP and Mean RR interval was significantly reduced in anemic patient as compared to control subjects.

We found significant relation between Mean rise in SBP And DBP and Mean RR interval in IDA

Keywords

IDA, ANS, SBP, DBP, RR interval