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Association of Iron Depletion with Menstruation and Dietary Intake Indices in Pubertal Girls: The Healthy Growth Study
- Source :
- BioMed Research International, Vol 2013 (2013), BioMed Research International
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2013.
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Abstract
- The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations of iron depletion (ID) with menstrual blood losses, lifestyle, and dietary habits, in pubertal girls. The study sample comprised 1222 girls aged 9–13 years old. Biochemical, anthropometrical, dietary, clinical, and physical activity data were collected. Out of 274 adolescent girls with menses, 33.5% were found to be iron depleted (defined as serum ferritin < 12 μg/L) compared to 15.9% out of 948 girls without menses. Iron-depleted girls without menses were found to have lower consumption of poultry (P=0.017) and higher consumption of fruits (P=0.044) and fast food (P=0.041) compared to their peers having normal iron status. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that girls with menses were 2.57 (95% CI: 1.37, 4.81) times more likely of being iron depleted compared to girls with no menses. Iron depletion was found to be associated with high calcium intake, high consumption of fast foods, and low consumption of poultry and fruits. Menses was the only factor that was found to significantly increase the likelihood of ID in these girls. More future research is probably needed in order to better understand the role of diet and menses in iron depletion.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Article Subject
Iron
Physical activity
lcsh:Medicine
Hemorrhage
Logistic regression
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Menstruation
Blood serum
Internal medicine
Humans
Medicine
Child
Anthropometry
General Immunology and Microbiology
biology
business.industry
Dietary intake
lcsh:R
General Medicine
Diet
Ferritin
Endocrinology
Ferritins
biology.protein
Calcium
Female
business
Iron depletion
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 23146141 and 23146133
- Volume :
- 2013
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BioMed Research International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e585a5fa5b2c59eba8e6ab43c61df947