Prevalence and risk factors of iron-deficiency in women of Chukotka.
A study of iron deficiency states (IDS) in Chukotkan native women aged 20-59 years revealed a relatively high prevalence of 36.4%. The prevalence of anemia was 5.6%. Some risk factors of IDS have been defined including frequent deliveries, prolonged lactation and also some peculiarities in the nutrition of these women.
Nikitin
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Institute of Internal Medicine, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia.
Zhuravskaya
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Mamleeva
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D000328:Adult; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D004930:Inuit / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010298:Parity; D015995:Prevalence; D044469:Racial Groups; D012307:Risk Factors; D012800:Siberia / Q000453:epidemiology