Physiologically based trimester-specific serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency in US pregnant women.
Blood Adv
; 8(14): 3745-3753, 2024 Jul 23.
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Serum ferritin (SF) concentration is the most widely used indicator for iron deficiency (ID). During pregnancy, the World Health Organization recently recommended SF thresholds for ID of <15 µg/L for the first trimester of pregnancy, based on expert opinion, and made no recommendations for the second and third trimesters. We examined the relationship of SF with 2 independent indicators of the onset of iron-deficient erythropoiesis, hemoglobin and soluble transferrin receptor 1, in cross-sectional data from US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for 1999 to 2010 and 2015 to 2018. We included 1288 pregnant women aged 15 to 49 years and excluded women with inflammation or potential liver disease. We used restricted cubic spline (RCS) regression analysis to determine SF thresholds for iron-deficient erythropoiesis. SF decreased during pregnancy; geometric mean SF was higher during the first and lower during the second and third trimesters. Using RCS analysis, the SF thresholds identified during pregnancy were <25.8 µg/L (18.1-28.5) during first trimester, <18.3 µg/L (16.3-22.9) during second trimester, and <19.0 µg/L (14.4- 26.1) during third trimester. These SF threshold levels track concentrations of hepcidin, the iron-regulatory hormone controlling the mobilization of iron stores. An SF concentration of <15 µg/L as the criterion for ID may underestimate the true prevalence of ID throughout pregnancy. In our study, an additional 1 of every 10 pregnant women would be recognized as iron deficient by using the physiologically based thresholds at SF of â¼25 µg/L during the first and â¼20 µg/L during the second and third trimesters.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trimestres del Embarazo
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Ferritinas
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Blood Adv
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Gabón