Estado nutricional de ferro de lactentes atendidos em unidades básicas de saúde
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2015-02-09
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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To evaluate the nutritional status of iron and its related factors in
children 12 to 15 months assisted in Health Units in Goiânia, Goiás. METHODS: This
is a cross-sectional study nested in research "Effectiveness of home fortification with
vitamins and minerals in the prevention of iron deficiency and anemia in children
under one year of age: a multicenter study in Brazilian cities ". The study was
conducted with 230 children, aged between 12 and 15 months, assisted in Health
Units in Goiânia, from June 2012 to February 2013. The prevalence of iron
deficiency, iron deficiency anemia and anemia were assessed by the plasma means
concentration of ferritin and transferrin receptor, hemoglobin and C-reactive protein.
Multiple linear regression was used to estimate the effect of independent variables on
the log plasma concentrations of ferritin. These variables were socioeconomic,
demographic, maternal, pregnancy, anthropometric, breastfeeding, use of
supplement, and biochemical parameters. RESULTS: Regarding the iron status, iron
deficiency and iron deficiency anemia prevalence was 14.1% and 1.5%, respectively.
Also, anemia prevalence was 5.6% of the infants studied. The predictors of ferritin
were folate, vitamin B12 and the use of iron supplement at the time of collection,
which each unit raised the log plasma concentration of ferritin in 0.009 mg/L, 0.001
mg/L and 0.315 mg/L, respectively. CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed
low prevalence of iron deficiency and anemia in children studied. The use of iron
supplements and serum concentrations of vitamin B12 and folate correlated ferritin
concentrations and consequently the iron status in this population.
Keywords: Iron Deficiency; Ferritins; Receptors, transferrin; Folic Acid; Vitamin B 12;
Infant.
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CARVALHO, B. A. Estado nutricional de ferro de lactentes atendidos em unidades básicas de saúde. 2015. 84 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Nutrição e Saúde) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2015.