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Published on: January 31, 2022
Iron nutrition in rural home bound elderly persons
Abstract:
The objective of this study was to describe the iron status of a sample of rural elderly home-delivered meals recipients as determined by a relatively non-invasive capillary blood sampling system. Fifty-six persons were assessed in their homes. The incidence of iron deficiency was considerable and was similar to incidences reported in other elderly populations. Females were at higher risk for iron deficiency than males despite a similar low dietary iron intake of 10-11 mg/day in both genders. Data were collected on drug use, general health conditions and other variables that may alter iron status in the elderly but they had no significant statistical effects in this study. We interpret this data on a high prevalence of iron deficiency in females as suggestive that they are at considerable risk of iron deficiency due to a lifelong poorer iron status than men.
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