Iron deficiency in healthy 18-month-old Danish children is associated with no oral iron supplementation in infancy and prolonged exclusive breast-feeding

Autor: Maria B. Sandberg, Steffen Husby, Henriette Boye Kyhl, Anh Thao N. Andersen, Stine Dydensborg Sander, Christian Mølgaard
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Andersen, A T N, Husby, S, Kyhl, H B, Sandberg, M B, Sander, S D & Mølgaard, C 2019, ' Iron deficiency in healthy 18-month-old Danish children is associated with no oral iron supplementation in infancy and prolonged exclusive breast-feeding ', British Journal of Nutrition, vol. 122, no. 12, pp. 1409-1416 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114519002496
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114519002496
Popis: Fe deficiency (ID) defined as plasma ferritin 10 mg/l, twin birth or prematurity. Associations with ID were analysed by logistic regression, adjusting for sex, maternal education, duration of partial breast-feeding and current intake of milk, fish and meat. Overall, fifty-six children had ID (15·1 %). Factors associated with increased risk were exclusive breast-feeding beyond 4 months (OR 5·97; 95 % CI 1·63, 21·86) and no intake of oral Fe supplements from 6 to 12 months (OR 3·99, 95 % CI 1·33, 11·97. Duration of partial breast-feeding and current diet was not associated with ID. In conclusion, the ID prevalence was 15·1 %, and both exclusive breast-feeding beyond 4 months and no intake of oral Fe supplements from 6 to 12 months were associated with increased risk of ID in 18-month-old children.
Databáze: OpenAIRE