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Ferritin levels in pregnant Colombian women
Robinson Ramírez-Vélez1, Katherine González-Ruíz2, Jorge Correa-Bautista3
1Grupo de Ejercicio Físico y Deporte. Facultad de Salud, Universidad Manuela Beltrán, Bogotá, D.C.. robin640@hotmail.com.
Objective:
Ferritin deficiency is associated with many adverse health outcomes and is highly prevalent worldwide. The present study assesses the prevalence and socio-demographic factors associated with ferritin deficiency in a representative sample of pregnant women in Colombia.
Methods:
We used data from the cross-sectional, nationally representative survey National Nutritional Survey (ENSIN, 2010). A total of 1,386, (13-49 years old) pregnant women were enrolled. Serum ferritin a concentration was determined by chemiluminescence and sociodemographic date (age, urbanicity geographic region, ethnicity and socioeconomic level-SISBEN), was assessed by computer-assisted personal interview technology. Multivariate analyses using unordered binomial logistic regression models were conducted in the main analysis.
Results:
The overall prevalence of ferritin deficiency (serum.
