title: Dietary non-heme iron bioavailability among children (ages 5-8) in a rural, high-anemia-prevalent area in North India: comparison of algorithms.
abstract: Non-heme iron bioavailability of diet consumed by children (ages 5 to 8) in rural area of India was estimated by comparison of algorithms. A cross-sectional observational study was conducted among 232 children and consisted of a 24-hour recall on 2 nonconsecutive days. Four algorithms were chosen to estimate the non-heme iron bioavailability. Daily average non-heme iron bioavailability as calculated by different algorithms was low (between 3.2% and 4.6%). Correlations of bioavailable non-heme iron among different algorithms were strong, ranging from rs = 0.67 to rs = 0.85 (p ≤ .01).
authors: Department of Foods and Nutrition, Faculty of Home Science, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India. varshadangi@gmail.com
authors: Varsha
authors: V
authors: Rani
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Trijsburg
authors: Inge D
authors: ID
authors: Brouwer
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Khetarpaul
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001682:Biological Availability; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D019266:Iron, Dietary / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011939:Mental Recall; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population
chemical_list: D019266:Iron, Dietary