Prevalence of Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia and Diagnostic Performance of Hematologic and Biochemical Markers of Sideropenia in 1- to 5-Year-Old Children in Thrace Greece

Background and ObjectiveIron deficiency (ID) is a major public health problem with high prevalence in early childhood. We assessed the prevalence of anemia, ID, and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in healthy children of Thrace, Greece, its correlation with several factors, and evaluated the diagnostic...

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Published in:Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases 2022, Vol.14 (1), p.e2022054-e2022054
Main Authors: Zikidou, Panagiota, Tsigalou, Christina, Trypsianis, Gregorios, Karvelas, Alexandros, Tsalkidis, Aggelos, Mantadakis, Elpis
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Language:English
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Anemia
Ferritin
Iron deficiency
Iron deficiency anemia
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Sideropenia biomarkers
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Summary:Background and ObjectiveIron deficiency (ID) is a major public health problem with high prevalence in early childhood. We assessed the prevalence of anemia, ID, and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in healthy children of Thrace, Greece, its correlation with several factors, and evaluated the diagnostic performance of hematologic and biochemical markers of sideropenia. Patients and MethodsFor 202 healthy children 1-5 years old, a questionnaire was filled out describing their nutritional habits during infancy and early childhood. Venous hemograms along with serum ferritin, TIBC, %TS, and CRP were obtained from all studied children. In a subset of 156 children, the concentration of sTfR was also determined. ResultsChildren with ID and IDA had significantly lower beef consumption than children without sideropenia (p=0.044). Using the WHO cutoff values of Hb
ISSN:2035-3006
2035-3006
DOI:10.4084/MJHID.2022.054