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Abstract
Iron deficiency anemia and iron deficiency without anemia are
common nutritional problems in pediatric age groups worldwide.
It has been estimated that approximately 50% of anemia is due
to iron deficiency (ID), despite current nutritional recommendations
and the interventions performed in many countries to reduce it.
Iron deficiency (ID) and its more severe form, iron-deficiency
anemia (IDA) can lead to impaired cognitive, motor and behavioral
development in children and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Therefore,
early and accurate detection of ID in childhood is a priority.
So, our study was aiming to estimate the prevalence of iron
deficiency and its associations with anthropometric status in children
aged from 6 months to 11 years.
This study included 200 healthy term infants and children, 100
of them before 5 years and the others after 5 years, who were
determined by history, clinical examination, and anthropometric
measurement as (weight, height and BMI) which applied on z score,
then hemoglobin, S ferritin and CRP were done for all.
from our results, the prevalence of Iron deficiency among all
included children was 21%. 27.5%, 25% and 16% of children aged
from 6 months to 2years, >2 to 5years and >5 to 11years respectively.
While the prevalence of iron deficiency anemia was 30.5%, the
majority was in children aged from 6m to 2 years which represents
57.5%. 18. 3% and 27% in children aged > 2 to 5years and >5 to
11years respectively.
Thus, there was a significant association between age groups in
all including children, height for age in children aged from 6m to 5
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years and BMI for age in children aged >5 years to 11 years and iron
status, while there was no significant association between weight for
age and weight for length /height for age and iron status.
The highest prevalence of ID and IDA which was reported in
children aged 6m to ≤ 2y could be attributed to that the first two years
of life is a period of rapid growth with an increased iron requirement,
therefore risk of ID and IDA is increased in this age. Moreover,
factors such as: exclusive or prolonged breastfeeding without iron
supplementation, inappropriate weaning with iron rich food and
recurrent illnesses increase the chance of young children developing
ID and IDA.
So, early weaning with complementary iron fortified foods or
iron supplements beyond 4 months of age was recommended, which is
an important step in the prevention of anemia in early infancy and
childhood.