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December 8, 2025BloodOpen Access

Anthropometric data from a large cohort of Indian sickle cell disease subjects.

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GNGarima NirmalIndraprastha Apollo Hospitals

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Observational study reveals high malnutrition rates in Indian sickle cell disease cohort, impacting quality of life.

Key Points

  • To analyze anthropometric data and assess malnutrition in a cohort of sickle cell disease patients in India.
  • Prospective, observational study of 1337 individuals with sickle cell disease.
  • Data collected included weight and height measurements.
  • BMI categorized patients into underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese.
  • 57% of patients were underweight with BMI less than 18.5.
  • 33.8% were normal weight; 6.1% were overweight; 3.1% were obese.
  • A majority of patients aged between 5 and 18 years were assessed.

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Garima Nirmal (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69362f744fa91c937236e2d6https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2025-6497
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