title: [Association between hemoglobin level of children < or = 3 years and anemia of their mother].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the relationship between the hemoglobin level of children < or = 3 years and anemia of their mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multi-steps cluster sampling was adopted. In order to ensure sufficient number of babies and young children and postpartum in this survey, additional subjects were included in the sample. The subjects in study were collected in the same family.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average anemia prevalence of children < or = 3 years was significant different between urban and rural (26.9%, 94/350 and 32.4%, 594/1835, P < 0.05) areas. The birth weight of anemia children < or = 3 years was significant lower than nonanemic children (P < 0.05); the incidence of low birth weight of anemia children < or = 3 years was significant higher than nonanemic children (P < 0.05); the percentage of Hb < 100 g/L and < 110 g/L were 7.6% (166/2185) and 24.9% (544/2185); the Hb levels of children fed by anemia mother and nonanemic mother were significantly different (115.6 +/- 17.4) g/L, (115.2 +/- 16.7) g/L and (123.3 +/- 14.9) g/L, (122.2 +/- 15.3) g/L, P < 0.001.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There should be significant relation between the Hb level of children < or = 3 years and anemia of their mother.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
authors.forename: Jian-qiang
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Shi-an
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Jian-hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Piao
authors.forename: Guan-sheng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Xiao-guang
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001724:Birth Weight; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D009035:Mothers; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins