title: [Comparison of 2 methods for evaluating the prevalence of anemia in young children].
abstract: Prevalence of anemia was estimated by two methods in 1235 healthy children 10 months old undergoing a free-of-charge medical checkup in a Parisian Child Health Examination Center. According to the classical method, the frequency of anemia, defined as the percentage of children with hemoglobin concentration below the WHO cut-off point (11 g/dl), amounts to 16.8% of 797 French children, 24.0% of 289 North African children and 43.6% of 149 sub-saharan children. The second method defines the frequency of anemia as the percentage of children whose hemoglobin values are shifted downwards relative to a gaussian hemoglobin distribution in non-anemic children. According to this method, anemia was present in 0.8%, 5.4% and 12.6% of children, respectively. The conventional cut-off point probably tends to overestimate the true frequency of anemia in this age group.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Recherche sur les Anémies Nutritionnelles, Institut Scientifique et Technique de l'Alimentation, Paris.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hercberg
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dhur
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mekki
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Galan
mesh_terms: D000352:Africa, Northern; D000353:Africa, Southern; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins
vernacular_title: Comparaison de deux méthodes d'évaluation de la prévalence de l'anémie chez le jeune enfant.