Iron in tubewell water and linear growth in rural Bangladesh.
The growth of 694 children from rural Bangladesh was studied. Children drinking water containing greater than 1 mg iron/l (n = 628) were significantly taller than those drinking less than 1 mg iron/l (n = 66): their mean (SD) height for age Z score was -2.10 (1.34) compared with -2.45 (1.24), p less than 0.05. This suggests that iron deficiency may contribute to growth retardation in poor communities.
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International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh.
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D001459:Bangladesh; D001827:Body Height / Q000502:physiology*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism*; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D012424:Rural Population; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis
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