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Iron status among Australian adults: findings of a population based study in Queensland, Australia
Faruk Ahmed1, Terry Coyne, Annette Dobson
1Department of Family Sciences, College for Women, Kuwait University, P.O. Box: 5969, Safat-13060, Kuwait. F.Ahmed@cfw.kuniv.edu
Objectives:
To describe the concentrations of serum ferritin among Australian adults by age and sex. Further, the relationships of various social, lifestyle and health factors with serum ferritin concentrations were explored.
Design:
A total of 1634 adults aged
Results:
Prevalence of depleted iron stores, based on low serum ferritin concentration, was 10.6% among females aged<50 years, 2.8% among females aged
Conclusion:
Iron deficiency may be a problem among Australian females of reproductive age. Further research is needed to identify the determinants of low iron concentrations in younger females and elevated concentrations of serum ferritin in males and older females in order to develop preventive measures.
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