Aplastic Anemia
Conditions
Keywords
case-control study, Multiple risk factors
Brief summary
To ascertain the risk factors of AA in ZheJiang Province of China at the moment, especially the comprehensive multiple factors risks. The author conducted a case-control research included 338 AA cases and 1464 controls. Subjects were surveyed using same standard questionnaire including personal data, past histories of diseases, family history and histories of occupational and daily exposure to harmful substances. Single and multiple Logistic regression analyses were made using SPSS17.0 on the dates to study potential factors in the development of AA.
Interventions
to study their risk factors
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* All the patients of AA group met a AA diagnostic criteria;The control group were chosen from other departments who were under acute infection (such as pneumonia), acute abdominal emergency (such as appendicitis), cataract surgery; * 1-65 years old, male or female; * Sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
* With myelodysplastic syndrome, leukaemia, multiple myeloma,megaloblastic anaemia, paroxysmal sleep hemoglobinuria disease blood disease, etc. * History of tumor, radiation or chemotherapy, once accept the immunological therapy, autoimmune diseases or allergic disease patients; * Patients with neurological diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the items about daily Exposures | January 2014 | Whether living or working near chemical factory or ionizing radiation, whether living in newly decorated apartments/house, having pets/livestock |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Behaviours | January 2014 | Smoking (daily number of cigarettes ) |
| Occupational Exposures | January 2014 | the duration of exposure to harmful substance(including industrial glue) |
| Individual Health Status | January 2014 | the time for the first onset of AA |
| Family disease history | January 2014 | Whether having the same disease, other blood diseases, malignant tumor |