The prevalence of iron deficiency in apparently healthy Cape coloured infants.
In order to obtain a more accurate picture of the prevalences of anaemia, iron deficiency anaemia, haematological iron deficiency and diminished iron stores, 240 Cape Coloured infants from the lower socio-economic groups were studied. Anaemia was diagnosed in 42 infants (17,5%), iron deficiency anaemia in 81 (34%), and haematological iron deficiency in 28%; 64 (27%) showed evidence of diminished iron stores. The findings indicate that iron deficiency was a common problem in the infants studied, and the same probably also applies to the community at large.
D000367:Age Factors; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000032:analysis; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007501:Iron / Q000502:physiology; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D013019:South Africa; D013223:Statistics as Topic
D006454:Hemoglobins; D007501:Iron