Iron State in Female Adolescents

Ballin, Ami; Berar, Michael; Rubinstein, Uri; Kleter, Yesheayahu; A, Hershkovitz; Meytes, Dina

doi:10.1001/archpedi.1992.02160190035015

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“…The balance of evidence indicates that the main negative effects of iron de®ciency may not be related to a reduced supply of oxygen to tissues by a reduced concentration of hemoglobin in the blood but probably rather to an insuf®cient content of iron in tissues especially iron containing or iron dependent enzymes. There are recent well-controlled studies supporting this interpretation (Ballin et al, 1992;Rowland et al, 1994;Zhu & Haas, 1997).…”

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confidence: 95%

Effect of a mild infection on serum ferritin concentration—clinical and epidemiological implications

Hulthén

Lindstedt

et al. 1998

Eur J Clin Nutr

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Objectives: To study the distribution of serum ferritin concentration in adolescent boys and girls with and without a preceding mild infection. Design: The prevalence of iron de®ciency was studied in two representative samples. The ®rst sample from 1990 comprised 207 boys and 220 girls. The second sample from 1994 included 620 boys and 624 girls. In total 1675 adolescents, 15±16 y old, 827 boys and 844 girls were studied. Results: A signi®cant shift of serum ferritin concentration towards higher values was observed in those who reported an upper respiratory infection with fever during the preceding month (P`0.001). Signi®cant differences were found between serum ferritin values in healthy, not infected adolescents and serum ferritin values in those with ongoing infection, both in boys and girls in the two materials (P`0.01), and in those with a mild infection during the preceding three weeks. Conclusions:The prevalence of recent infection should be included as information when trying to assess the prevalence of iron de®ciency on the basis of serum ferritin measurements and when examining relationships between iron status and composition of the diet. The ®ndings imply that differences in prevalence of iron de®ciency between different studies might partly be explained by differences in prevalence of simple respiratory infections. The diagnostic sensitivity of the serum ferritin assay for iron de®ciency, using conventional reference limits, decreases for subjects with recent such infections; similarly, there will be a decrease in the diagnostic speci®city for haemochromatosis. Sponsorship: Swedish Medical Research Council (project B9519X-04721-20B) and Swedish Dairy Association, Stockholm. Descriptors: serum ferritin concentration; mild infection; adolescents; prevalence of iron de®ciency; diagnostic sensitivity and speci®cityairon de®ciency; iron overload

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Effect of a mild infection on serum ferritin concentration—clinical and epidemiological implications

Hulthén

Lindstedt

et al. 1998

Eur J Clin Nutr

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“…While the authors made the case that iron deficiency anemia was clearly detrimental, it was not established whether iron deficiency in the absence of anemia was detrimental. More recent findings from controlled studies in healthy women have suggested a link between iron deficiency and fatigue (43)(44)(45)(46) or learning and memory (47).…”

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Is Iron Deficiency in the Absence of Anemia Associated With Fatigue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

Goldenberg

Graff

Clara

et al. 2013

American Journal of Gastroenterology

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“…It should be kept in mind that parasitosis may also contribute to iron deficiency especially in developing countries. Iron deficiency anemia is observed in 2% of adolescent girls and it is mostly related with growth spurt and menstruel blood loss (11). A detailed history of menstruation should be obtained in adolsecent girls and underlying bleeding disorders including von-Willebrand disease should be kept in mind in girls who have bleeding in excess than expected.…”

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“…These recommendations include enrichment of foods with iron, giving iron-rich formulas when brastmilk is insufficient, avoiding cow's milk in the first year of life, screening infants in the [9][10][11][12] th months in terms of iron deficiency and giving infants iron prophylaxis (33).…”

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Iron deficiency anemia from diagnosis to treatment in children

Özdemir¹

2015

Turk Arch Ped

142

103

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Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency worldwide and an important public health problem especially in developing countries. Since the most important indicator of iron deficieny is anemia, the terms "iron deficiency" and "iron deficiency anemia" are often used interchangeably. However, iron deficiency may develop in the absence of anemia and the tissues may be affected from this condition. The most common causes of iron deficiency in children include insufficient intake together with rapid growth, low birth weight and gastrointestinal losses related to excessive intake of cow's milk. If insufficient intake can be excluded and there is insufficient response to oral iron treatment in patients with iron deficiency especially in older children, blood loss should be considered as the underlying cause. The main principles in management of iron deficiency anemia include investigation and elimination of the cause leading to iron deficiency, replacement of deficiency, improvement of nutrition and education of the patient and family. In this article, the practical approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency and the experience of our center have been reviewed. (Türk Ped Arş 2015; 50: 11-9)

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Iron State in Female Adolescents

Cited by 48 publications

References 15 publications

Effect of a mild infection on serum ferritin concentration—clinical and epidemiological implications

Effect of a mild infection on serum ferritin concentration—clinical and epidemiological implications

Is Iron Deficiency in the Absence of Anemia Associated With Fatigue in Inflammatory Bowel Disease?

Iron deficiency anemia from diagnosis to treatment in children

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