Anemia, iron deficiency, and iron deficiency anemia in 12-36-mo-old children from low-income families

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world and remains relatively common in at-risk groups in the United States. The actual prevalence of anemia, ID, and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in California remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine...

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Published in:The American journal of clinical nutrition 2005-12, Vol.82 (6), p.1269-1275
Main Authors: Schneider, Julie M, Fujii, Mary L, Lamp, Catherine L, Lòˆnnerdal, Bo, Dewey, Kathryn G, Zidenberg-Cherr, Sheri
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Anemia - blood
Anemia - diagnosis
Anemia - epidemiology
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - blood
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - diagnosis
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - epidemiology
Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies
Area Under Curve
binding proteins
Biological and medical sciences
California - epidemiology
child nutrition
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diseases of red blood cells
Female
ferritin
Food Services
Health Surveys
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
hematologic tests
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobins - analysis
Humans
Infant
Iron
Iron - blood
Iron Deficiencies
iron deficiency anemia
low income households
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
nutrition assessment
Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...)
Poverty
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
receptors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Seroepidemiologic Studies
toddlers
transferrin
WIC Program
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Summary:BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world and remains relatively common in at-risk groups in the United States. The actual prevalence of anemia, ID, and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in California remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to determine the prevalence of anemia, low iron stores, ID, and IDA in children participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) population, and to assess the value of using hemoglobin to predict ID. DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of 12-36-mo-old children from WIC clinics in 2 California counties. RESULTS: The prevalence of anemia was 11.1% (hemoglobin
ISSN:0002-9165
1938-3207
DOI:10.1093/ajcn/82.6.1269