Mildly anaemic toddlers respond to iron.
Thirty eight children with a haemoglobin concentration of 106-110 g/l were given either oral iron (n = 17) or placebo (n = 21) for two months. The treated group achieved a significantly higher rise in haemoglobin concentration; in a quarter it was greater than 20 g/l. While those with the lower mean corpuscular volume and ferritin showed greater rises in haemoglobin these indices were of little value in predicting response in an individual child.
Parks
Y A
YA
Sorrento Maternity Hospital, Birmingham.
Aukett
M A
MA
Murray
J A
JA
Scott
P H
PH
Wharton
B A
BA
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004911:Erythrocyte Volume; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male
D006454:Hemoglobins; D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron