Anaemia and iron‐deficiency anaemia in south‐east Anatolia

Kılınç, Metin; Yüreğir, Guneş T.; Ekerbiçer, Hasan Çetin

doi:10.1034/j.1600-0609.2002.02697.x

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“…Several previous reports documented the variable prevalence of anemia in women of reproductive age. In a study from the northwest of Turkey, anemia prevalence was found to be 32.8% among nonpregnant women of reproductive age (20), and it was found at 40.08% in Southeast Anatolia (21). We detected less anemia compared to previous studies; however, our result is very similar to WHO estimations in 2005 (25.0% vs. 26.2%) (2).…”

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Premarital screening of 466 Mediterranean women for serum ferritin,vitamin B12, and folate concentrations

Karabulut¹,

Güler²,

Karahan³

et al. 2015

Turk J Med Sci

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Background/aim: Iron, folate, and vitamin B12 serum levels are closely related with dietary habits and have an essential role in the healthy development of a fetus. We aimed to investigate hemoglobin, ferritin, folate, and vitamin B12 levels in preconceptional women in an area where a plant-based diet referred to as Mediterranean cuisine is commonly used. Materials and methods:The study population included 466 women between the ages of 18 and 45 years admitted for thalassemia screening. Sociodemographic variables and history of menometrorrhagia, pica, and dietary habits were collected. Serum vitamin B12, folate, ferritin, and hemoglobin levels were measured. Ferritin of <12 µg/L, vitamin B12 of <200 pg/mL, and folate of <4 ng/mL were accepted as deficiencies. Hemoglobin level of <12 g/dL was classified as anemia.Results: Polymenorrhea was present in 11.7% and hypermenorrhea in 24.8% of women. Anemia was detected in 24.9% and thalassemia trait in 3.0% of women. Low ferritin levels were observed in 46.1%, vitamin B12 in 21.6%, and folate in 3.4% of women. In the group with low vitamin B12, decreased meat consumption was more prevalent (27.5% vs. 16.9%; P = 0.019). Conclusion:Vitamin B12 and iron are the main micronutrients depleted in our community. This necessitates implementing a public health program for women consuming a Mediterranean diet.

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Premarital screening of 466 Mediterranean women for serum ferritin,vitamin B12, and folate concentrations

Karabulut¹,

Güler²,

Karahan³

et al. 2015

Turk J Med Sci

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“…To a further extent, the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia ranged from 3.2 to 14.2% for children and adolescents of urban and rural residence, in south and east regions of the country (Koc et al, 2000;Kilinc et al, 2002). Likewise, the corresponding frequencies of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia among schoolchildren of other developing countries have been reported to vary from 16.1 to 21.6% (Al-Othaimeen et al, 1999;Ahmed et al, 2000;Hashizume et al, 2003) and from 8.6 to 14.2% (Ahmed et al, 2000;Hashizume et al, 2003), respectively.…”

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“…SES, either defined by the type of school attended (ie public vs private), by the region of residence (ie rural vs urban) or by the level of parental education (primary school vs University), has been pointed out by many investigators, as an important determinant of the elevated prevalence of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia among the less privileged school-aged children in developing countries (Soekarjo et al, 2001;Abalkhail & Shawky, 2002;Kilinc et al, 2002;Musaiger, 2002;Hashizume et al, 2003). Furthermore, the higher incidence of iron deficiency reported for adolescent schoolgirls, compared to boys (Tatala et al, 1998;Abalkhail & Shawky, 2002;Kilinc et al, 2002;Musaiger, 2002;Hashizume et al, 2004), shows that female gender exerts an extra effect on the prevalence of this medical condition, probably due to accessional iron losses through menstruation. The findings of the current study indicated that both SES and gender might need closer surveillance, in order to better understand the factors associated with the high prevalence of iron deficiency among urban schoolchildren in Turkey.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The results from limited studies conducted in different provinces within the Turkish territory showed that iron deficiency is the most important cause of anaemia (Kocak et al, 1995;Aydinok et al, 1998;Koc et al, 2000;Kilinc et al, 2002). However, no data exist for schoolchildren of different socio-economic levels, living in the three most densely populated cities of Turkey, namely Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir.…”

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Prevalence of iron deficiency among schoolchildren of different socio-economic status in urban Turkey

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Objective: To investigate the prevalence of iron deficiency among schoolchildren of different socio-economic status (SES), living in the three largest cities of Turkey. Design: Cross-sectional study. Settings: Primary schools of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. Subjects: Schoolchildren aged 12 and 13 y (males: 504; females: 510) from nine primary schools. Inclusion of subjects in the study was on a voluntary basis. Methods: Data were obtained on children SES, anthropometry, haematological and biochemical indices of iron status and consumption of food items related to dietary iron bioavailability. One-way analysis of variance was mainly applied, for the evaluation of the tested hypotheses, using Bonferroni correction in order to take into account the inflation of Type I error. Results: Iron deficiency (serum ferritin o15 mg/l) prevalence was 17.5% among boys and 20.8% among girls. Furthermore, iron deficiency was significantly more prevalent among boys of lower SES, who were also found to have significantly lower levels of serum iron, serum ferritin, transferrin saturation, mean corpuscular haemoglobin and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration compared to those of higher SES. In terms of dietary factors affecting iron bioavailability, low SES boys exhibited significantly higher frequency of tea consumption and lower frequency of citrus fruit, red meat and fish consumption, compared to their higher SES counterparts. Conclusion: The prevalence of iron deficiency was relatively high, particularly among lower SES schoolboys. Higher tea and lower citrus fruits, red meat and fish consumption by boys of lower SES may provide an indication about the possible role of certain dietary patterns in the different manifestation of this medical condition among the socio-economic groups. However, further research is needed.

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“…Bode and Gudmand-Hoyer [3], and Bode et al [8]reported that the prevalence of anemia was 22% in adults with CD and it was found in 95.4% of our patients. This is a very high rate for a normal population, because, Kilinc et al [12]reported that the prevalence of anemia was 34.5% and iron deficiency anemia was 15.5% in children aged 2–5 years in Anatolia. Iron is mainly absorbed in the duodenum and upper jejunum.…”

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Hematologic Manifestation of Childhood Celiac Disease

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We wanted to describe the hematologic manifestations of celiac disease (CD) in childhood. This study included 22 children with CD in whom the disease remained undiagnosed until they had presented with hematological abnormalities, such as anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia or prolonged prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). Anemia was present alone in 19 (86.3%) patients, and leukopenia coexisted with anemia in 2 (9%) patients. Thrombocytopenia was found alone in 1 (4.5%) patient. Twelve patients had an iron deficiency anemia. Iron deficiency coexisted with zinc and vitamin B₁₂ deficiency in 3 patients, copper and vitamin B₁₂ deficiency in two, vitamin B₁₂ deficiency in two, zinc deficiency in two and one patient had combined iron, zinc, and copper deficiency. Males had significantly lower values of hemoglobin (p < 0.05) and MCV (p < 0.05) compared to the females. In conclusion CD should be included in the differential diagnosis in children who present with anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia or prolonged PT and APTT, especially in geographical areas where the prevalence of the CD is high.

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Anaemia and iron‐deficiency anaemia in south‐east Anatolia

Cited by 30 publications

References 10 publications

Premarital screening of 466 Mediterranean women for serum ferritin,vitamin B12, and folate concentrations

Premarital screening of 466 Mediterranean women for serum ferritin,vitamin B12, and folate concentrations

Prevalence of iron deficiency among schoolchildren of different socio-economic status in urban Turkey

Hematologic Manifestation of Childhood Celiac Disease

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