Effects of iron supplementation twice a week on attention score and haematologic measures in female high school students
Autor: | Mehri Yavari, Seyed Ali Jafari, Akram Rezaeian, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Seyed Reza Mazloum |
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Rok vydání: | 2014 |
Předmět: |
Erythrocyte Indices
Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Administration Oral Haemoglobin levels Attention span law.invention Cognition Double-Blind Method Randomized controlled trial law Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine medicine Humans Attention Ferrous Compounds medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Erythrocyte indices Complete blood count General Medicine Iron deficiency medicine.disease Blood Cell Count Clinical trial Dietary Supplements Iron supplementation Female Original Article business |
Zdroj: | Singapore Medical Journal. 55:587-592 |
ISSN: | 0037-5675 |
DOI: | 10.11622/smedj.2014156 |
Popis: | INTRODUCTION Iron deficiency, associated with a decline in cognitive function, is the most common nutritional deficiency globally. The present study aimed to identify the impact of weekly iron supplements on the attention function of female students from a high school in North Khorasan Province, Iran. METHODS This was a blind, controlled, clinical trial study, involving 200 female students who were chosen using the stratified randomised sampling method. First, laboratory studies were performed to detect iron consumption limitations. Next, the 200 students were divided randomly and equally into case and control groups. The case group was treated with 50 mg of ferrous sulfate twice a week for 16 weeks. We compared both groups' data on attention, iron status and erythrocyte indices. Questionnaires were used to collect demographic data, while clinical data was collected using complete blood count and Toulouse-Pieron tests. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics, as well as paired and independent t-tests. RESULTS The mean attention scores of the case and control groups were 104.8 ± 7.0 and 52.7 ± 9.6, respectively (p < 0.001). The mean haemoglobin levels of the two groups were 12.5 ± 0.9 and 11.2 ± 1.0, respectively (p < 0.001). Compared to the control group, the attention scores and haemoglobin concentrations of the case group were found to be improved by approximately 90% and 10%, respectively. CONCLUSION Oral iron supplements (50 mg twice a week for 16 weeks) were able to improve the attention span and haematologic indices of female high school students. |
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