Korean J Hematol 2005; 40(3):
Published online September 30, 2005
https://doi.org/10.5045/kjh.2005.40.3.159
© The Korean Society of Hematology
한승정, 홍영진, 손병관, 최종원, 현인영, 김순기
인하대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실, 진단검사의학교실, 핵의학교실
Background:
Iron deficiency (ID) in Korean adolescents still remains a problem. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of iron status and investigate the relationship between the iron status and obesity.
Methods: Hematological examinations were performed on apparently healthy 12∼14 year old students (M:F=451:442) living in Incheon during September, 2004. ID was defined as a serum ferritin concentration <10ng/mL. The diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) was established when anemia (male <12.5g/dL, female <12g/dL) was associated with a ferritin level <10ng/mL and/or transferrin saturation <16%. Using age- and gender-specific BMI percentiles, overweight was defined as a BMI=85th percentile.
Results: The prevalence of ID and IDA were 8.4 and 15.6% and 0.9 and 4.5% in males and females, respectively. Using an analysis based on the BMI, the prevalence of obesity were 21.8 and 16.2% in males and females, respectively. The prevalence of ID in male students was decreased in the obesity (0.0%) compared with the non-obesity group (11.4%). In female students, ID showed a higher frequency in the non-obesity (20.4%) compared with the obesity group (12.0%).
Conclusion: Iron deficiency still remains a major nutritional problem in adolescent females, with the prevalence of obesity significantly increasing. Although no association between the prevalence of iron deficiency and obesity was shownin this study, it is important to screen for iron deficiency and obesity, and provide effective nutritional education. Furthermore, the association of obesity with iron deficiency in relation to eating behavior should be investigated.
Keywords Anemia, Iron deficiency, Adolescents, Serum ferritin, Transferrin saturation, Obesity
Korean J Hematol 2005; 40(3): 159-166
Published online September 30, 2005 https://doi.org/10.5045/kjh.2005.40.3.159
Copyright © The Korean Society of Hematology.
한승정, 홍영진, 손병관, 최종원, 현인영, 김순기
인하대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실, 진단검사의학교실, 핵의학교실
Seung Jeong Han, Young Jin Hong, Byong Kwan Son, Jong Weon Choi, In Young Hyun, Soon Ki Kim
Departments of, Pediatrics, Laboratory Medicine and, Nuclear Medicine, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
Background:
Iron deficiency (ID) in Korean adolescents still remains a problem. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of iron status and investigate the relationship between the iron status and obesity.
Methods: Hematological examinations were performed on apparently healthy 12∼14 year old students (M:F=451:442) living in Incheon during September, 2004. ID was defined as a serum ferritin concentration <10ng/mL. The diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) was established when anemia (male <12.5g/dL, female <12g/dL) was associated with a ferritin level <10ng/mL and/or transferrin saturation <16%. Using age- and gender-specific BMI percentiles, overweight was defined as a BMI=85th percentile.
Results: The prevalence of ID and IDA were 8.4 and 15.6% and 0.9 and 4.5% in males and females, respectively. Using an analysis based on the BMI, the prevalence of obesity were 21.8 and 16.2% in males and females, respectively. The prevalence of ID in male students was decreased in the obesity (0.0%) compared with the non-obesity group (11.4%). In female students, ID showed a higher frequency in the non-obesity (20.4%) compared with the obesity group (12.0%).
Conclusion: Iron deficiency still remains a major nutritional problem in adolescent females, with the prevalence of obesity significantly increasing. Although no association between the prevalence of iron deficiency and obesity was shownin this study, it is important to screen for iron deficiency and obesity, and provide effective nutritional education. Furthermore, the association of obesity with iron deficiency in relation to eating behavior should be investigated.
Keywords: Anemia, Iron deficiency, Adolescents, Serum ferritin, Transferrin saturation, Obesity
Soon Ki Kim, Chul Soo Kim, Jong Weon Choi,
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