1. Plasma Iron Indices in Pregnant Women Referred to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
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Idris Nasir Abdullahi, Sanusi Musa, Olusoji Matthew Adeyemi Billyrose, Anthony Uchenna Emeribe, Lugos D. Moses, Christopher Ogar Ogar, Jessy Thomas Medugu, Charles Egede Ugwu, Chibueze Obi-George, and Amos Dangana
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Family medicine ,medicine ,Plasma iron ,business ,Teaching hospital - Abstract
Background and Aims: Iron Deficiency (ID) is a common obstetric problem and nutritional disorder that occurs mostly in developing countries. Hence, nutritional studies are required every few years to determine the necessary healthcare interventions for pregnant women. This cross-sectional study evaluated the plasma iron, ferritin, transferrin, total iron-binding capacity (TIBC), and unsaturated iron-binding capacity (UIBC) levels of pregnant women referred to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Blood samples were collected from 58 non-pregnant women, 22 pregnant women in the first trimester, 52 in second, and 44 in the third trimester. The plasma ferritin concentration of these samples was measured by chemiluminescence assay, while the plasma transferrin, TIBC, and iron concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Plasma ferritin levels 0.05). Nevertheless, the mean±SEM plasma iron, ferritin, and UIBC significantly differed across the gestational ages of pregnant women (p
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- 2020
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