Poor Iron Status Is More Prevalent in Hispanic Than in Non-Hispanic White Older Adults in Massachusetts
| Autor: | Lisa Chasan-Taber, Nancy Potischman, Diana J Fleming, Odilia I. Bermudez, Jennifer S. Buell, Richard J. Wood, Katherine L. Tucker, Erin L. Seaverson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Gerontology Anemia Population Nutritional Status Medicine (miscellaneous) Physiology White People Article Diabetes mellitus Humans Medicine education Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Nutrition and Dietetics Vitamin C business.industry Hispanic or Latino Middle Aged medicine.disease Micronutrient Diet Massachusetts Iron-deficiency anemia Ferritins Red meat Female Hemoglobin business Biomarkers Iron Dietary |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Nutrition. 137:414-420 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3166 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jn/137.2.414 |
| Popis: | Iron status and dietary correlates of iron status have not been well described in Hispanic older adults of Caribbean origin. The aim of this study was to evaluate iron status and describe dietary components and correlates of iron status in Hispanic older adults and in a neighborhood-based comparison group of non-Hispanic white older adults. Six hundred four Hispanic and non-Hispanic white adults (59-91 y of age) from the Massachusetts Hispanic Elders Study were included in the analysis. We examined physiological markers of iron status as well as dietary factors in relation to iron status. Dietary intake was assessed by FFQ. Our results revealed that Hispanics had significantly lower geometric mean serum ferritin (74.1 μg/L vs. 100 μg/L; P < 0.001), lower hemoglobin concentrations (137 ± 13 vs. 140 ± 12 g/L; P < 0.01), higher prevalence of anemia (11.5 vs. 7.3%; P < 0.05), and suboptimal hemoglobin concentrations ( |
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