Effect of iron deficiency anemia on language development in preschool Egyptian children

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional deficiency primarily in developing countries. This study evaluates the effect of IDA on language development in preschool children. The study is a multicenter, comparative cross-sectional study included 226 children between ages 4–6 years....

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Published in:International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2020-08, Vol.135, p.110114-110114, Article 110114
Main Authors: Youssef, Mervat A.M., Hassan, Eman S., Yasien, Dalia G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - blood
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - psychology
Case-Control Studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Cognition
Cross-Sectional Studies
Egypt
Egyptian children
Female
Ferritins - blood
Hemoglobins - metabolism
Humans
Intelligence Tests
Iron - blood
Iron deficiency anemia
Language
Language Development
Language Tests
Male
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Summary:Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional deficiency primarily in developing countries. This study evaluates the effect of IDA on language development in preschool children. The study is a multicenter, comparative cross-sectional study included 226 children between ages 4–6 years. The children were classified into two groups’ anemic (patients) and non anemic (controls) according to the hemoglobin level. All anemic children subjected to complete iron study including; Serum iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), Serum ferritin level, to confirm the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia. Cognitive assessment was done using the Arabic translation Stanford Binet intelligence scale, version four which comprised of four cognitive area scores; visual reasoning, verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning and short-term memory. Measurement of IQ and mental age were calculated for each child. Language evaluation was done using the Arabic Language test. Receptive language quotient, expressive language quotient and total language quotient were calculated for each child. 122 children were anemic and 90 were non-anemic with hemoglobin level 10.65 and 11.96 g/dL, respectively (P 
ISSN:0165-5876
1872-8464
DOI:10.1016/j.ijporl.2020.110114