Prevalence of iron, folate, and vitamin B12 deficiencies in 20 to 49 years old women: Ensanut 2012
| Autor: | Teresa Shamah-Levy, Salvador Villalpando, Fabiola Mejía-Rodríguez, Lucía Cuevas-Nasu, Elsa Berenice Gaona-Pineda, Eduardo Rangel-Baltazar, Norma Zambrano-Mujica |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Salud Pública de México, Vol 57, Iss 5, Pp 385-393 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0036-3634 1606-7916 |
| DOI: | 10.21149/spm.v57i5.7618 |
| Popis: | Objective. To describe the prevalence of iron, folate, and B12 deficiencies in Mexican women of reproductive age from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (Ensanut) 2012.Materials and methods. Data came from a ationalprobabilistic survey, representative from rural and urban areas,and different age groups. Blood samples were obtained from 4 263, 20 to 49 years old women for serum ferritin, vitamin B12 and serum folate oncentrations. The prevalence of deficiencies, was assessed using adjusted logistic regression models. Results. The deficiency of folate was 1.9% (95%CI1.3-2.8), B12 deficiency was 8.5% (95%CI 6.7-10.1) and iron deficiency was 29.4% (95%CI 26.5-32.2). No differences were found when compared with 2006, 24.8% (95%CI 22.3-27.2).Conclusions. The vitamin B12 deficiency is still a problem for women of reproductive age and their offspring in Mexico,while folate deficiency disappeared as a problem. Iron deficiency needs prevention and fortification strategies. |
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