[Iron biochemical screening and development in infants from 6 to 24 month, by socioeconomic background, Cordoba Argentina].
OBJECTIVE
To correlate the iron biochemical screening with cognitive and motor development, related to social background, in 6 to 24 month infants.


METHODS
a population - based study of 276 children. The iron deficiency was determine by the modified criterion of Hillman (1996), combining three different screenings tests: serum ferritin, hemoglobin and erythrocyte protoporphyrin. To analyse development we used Bayley II Scale.


CONCLUSIONS
the anaemia was significative different (p< 0,05) between social levels, 36% in children with low socioeconomic background, 8% for the high one and iron deficiency without anaemia 42% in the total population. The motor development was homogeneous by social groups, showed 1% significative delay, 8% light delay. But the mental development shows significative differences (p<0,05) in both light and significative delay, been the must affected children with low socioeconomic background.
Batrouni
Lucía N
LN
Departamento de Alimentación, Fundación CLACYD, Casilla de Correo 1300. CP: 5000 Córdoba, Argentina. clacyd@eco.unc.edu.ar
Frassoni
Ana M
AM
Eandi
Mariana A
MA
Dasbul
Graciana
G
María
Piran Arce
PA
D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D008403:Mass Screening; D011203:Poverty; D046351:Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic / Q000097:blood; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
D006454:Hemoglobins; D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron