Prevalence of iron deficiency and health-related quality of life among female students
| Autor: | Laurent Gerbaud, Isabelle Perthus, Marie-Ange Grondin, Anne Perreve, Fabrice Thiollières, Hélène Derumeaux-Burel, Julie Roblin, Marc Ruivard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent Cross-sectional study Medicine (miscellaneous) Statistics Nonparametric Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology medicine Humans Students Female students Health related quality of life Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Significant difference Iron deficiency medicine.disease Iron Metabolism Disorders Cross-Sectional Studies Iron-deficiency anemia Ferritins Quality of Life Female France business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 27(2) |
| ISSN: | 1541-1087 |
| Popis: | To investigate prevalence of iron deficiency and examine the relationship between iron status and Health-related Quality of Life among female students.Cross-sectional study.Data were collected from 543 female students, aged 17 to 38 years, attending University or secondary schools in Clermont-Ferrand (France) and its metropolitan area. Three groups were defined, according to the rate of serum ferritin: iron deficient (serum ferritin15 microg/L), iron depletion borderline (serum ferritin 15-20 microg/L), and iron replete (serum ferritin20 microg/L). Those 3 groups of menstruating female students were compared in terms of health-related quality of life using univariate analysis.Health-related Quality of Life based on SF-36 questionnaire, and iron status measured by serum ferritin.The prevalence of iron deficiency was 19.3%, the prevalence of borderline iron status was 11.4%. Regarding the SF-36 questionnaire, the only significant difference between iron deficient and iron replete female students concerned the dimension reflecting 'general health', which was significantly lower in iron deficient group (p = 0.015).Iron deficiency seems to impair the perceived general health in female students. Further research should be conducted on this little known subject. |
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