Blood Donation, Being Asian, and a History of Iron Deficiency Are Stronger Predictors of Iron Deficiency than Dietary Patterns in Premenopausal Women

Blood Donation, Being Asian, and a History of Iron Deficiency Are Stronger Predictors of Iron Deficiency than Dietary Patterns in Premenopausal Women

This study investigated dietary patterns and nondietary determinants of suboptimal iron status (serum ferritin < 20 μg/L) in 375 premenopausal women. Using multiple logistic regression analysis, determinants were blood donation in the past year [OR: 6.00 (95% CI: 2.81, 12.82); P < 0.001], bein...

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Main Authors: Beck, Kathryn L., Conlon, Cathryn A., Kruger, Rozanne, Heath, Anne-Louise M., Matthys, Christophe, Coad, Jane, Jones, Beatrix, Stonehouse, Welma
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4072018/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4072018/

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