Iron status and non-specific symptoms of female students.
J Am Coll Nutr
; 17(4): 351-5, 1998 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-9710844
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the relationship between iron status and non-specific symptoms among female students.DESIGN:
Cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS ANDSETTING:
Data were collected from 255 female students, aged 15 to 30 years, attending Curtin University of Technology, Perth or secondary schools in the Perth metropolitan area. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Frequency of non-specific symptoms, psychological distress based on the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), and iron status measured by standard hematological and biochemical tests including serum transferrin receptor.RESULTS:
Anemic subjects (hemoglobin < 12.0 g/dL) scored significantly higher on the GHQ than non-anemic subjects (p < 0.05). Using univariate analysis, iron deficiency (serum ferritin < or = 12 micrograms/L) was not associated with non-specific symptoms or psychological distress. Among iron-deficient subjects, those using the oral contraceptive pill reported significantly more symptoms (depression, irritability, difficulty concentrating) than non-users.CONCLUSIONS:
The evidence of an association between iron status and non-specific symptoms was weak with the exception of iron-deficient women using the oral contraceptive pill. Further studies are warranted to determine the role of the oral contraceptive pill in the etiology of depression and other symptoms among iron deficient women.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Anemia Ferropriva
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Ferro
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article