A study of the hemoglobin levels in breast-fed infants in one village of Okinawa prefecture.
We investigated the prevalence of anemia and the hemoglobin levels in breast-fed infants. Three hundred and fifty-six healthy children with different feeding methods were studied longitudinally. The results showed that the prevalence of anemia was higher and the hemoglobin levels were lower in breast-fed infants compared with those in partially breast-fed or formula-fed infants at late infancy.
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Maternal & Child Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.
D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D001724:Birth Weight; D001903:Bottle Feeding; D001942:Breast Feeding; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D015995:Prevalence
D006454:Hemoglobins