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Published in final edited form as: Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2023 Apr 15;1524(1):37–50. doi: 10.1111/nyas.14996

TABLE 2.

Hemoglobin levels (g/L) to diagnose anemia at sea level.²⁹

Population, age	No anemia	Anemia
Population, age	No anemia	Mild	Moderate	Severe
Children, 6–59 months	≥110	100–109	70–99	<70
Children, 5–11 years	≥115	110–114	80–109	<80
Children, 12–14 years	≥120	110–119	80–109	<80
Nonpregnant women, 15 years and above	≥120	110–119	80–109	<80
Pregnant women	≥110	100–109	70–99	<70
Men, 15 years of age and above	≥130	110–129	80–109	<80