title: Anemia and Iron Deficiency in Vietnamese Children, 6 to 11 Years Old.
abstract: In a population sample of 385 children, 6 to 11 years old, venous blood parameters-hemoglobin (Hb), ferritin, red blood cell count (RBC), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), C-reactive protein (CRP), and α1-acid glycoprotein (AGP)-were determined to get insight into the iron status. The prevalence of anemia was 11.4%; 5.6% had iron deficiency (ID), whereas 0.4% had ID anemia. Correction for inflammation based on CRP and AGP did not markedly change the overall prevalence of ID and ID anemia. Stunted children had lower Hb and ferritin values compared with nonstunted children, and thin children had lower values compared with normal-weight or overweight and obese children. Many nonanemic children had alert values for RBC, MCV, MCH, and MCHC. It is concluded that although the prevalence of anemia is of the magnitude of a mild public health problem, the iron status of many nonanemic children is borderline, as indicated by a high number of children with low values for red blood cytology.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Vietnam bkhanhnin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Khanh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Le Nguyen Bao
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Vietnam.
authors.forename: Nga
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tran Thuy
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Vietnam.
authors.forename: Chinh
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nguyen Huu
authors.affiliation: FrieslandCampina, Amersfoort, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khouw
authors.affiliation: Telega Harbour Park, Langkawi, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Deurenberg
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007501:Iron
keywords: Vietnam; anemia; infection; iron deficiency; school children