PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF IRON DEFICIENCY IN INFANTS
https://doi.org/10.21886/2219-8075-2013-2-31-36
Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the prevalence of iron deficiency in infants, to identify the factors causing them.
Materials and Methods: Completed questionnaires 1052 lactating mothers, to determined the level of hemoglobin in 948 infants, serum ferritin, serum iron, total iron binding capacity of serum (n=60), the concentration of iron in breast milk (n=62).
Results: The prevalence of anemia in infants in region was 6 times higher than the official statistics (349.2/1000 vs. 52,9/1000). Iron status was higher in exclusively breast-fed in first 6 mo, but the incidence of anemia in 9 mo old infants was independent of the type of feeding. Anemia in infants contributed of antenatal factors (prematurity, threat of abortion, utero-placental dysfunction), (p<0.05). Infants older 6 mo has a decrease level of serum iron (5,6 μmol/L vs. 15,0 μmol/L, р=0,04). The level of iron in breast milk was independent on the mother’s intake, iron supplementation during pregnancy and lactating.
Summary: The development of iron deficiency in infants contributes to antenatal factors and low level of iron in breast milk.
About the Author
N. A. Belykh
Luhansk State Medical University
Russian Federation
1, 50-let Oborony Luhanska street, Luhansk
Russian Federation
1, 50-let Oborony Luhanska street, Luhansk
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Belykh N.A. PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF IRON DEFICIENCY IN INFANTS. Medical Herald of the South of Russia. 2013;(2):31-36. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21886/2219-8075-2013-2-31-36
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