没有贫血的铁缺乏与儿童认知障碍之间的关联
Alka Kumari1, Lawson O Obazenu2, Manahil Monis3,4
1Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Hyderabad, PAK.
Cureus
|September 2, 2025
概括
没有贫血的铁缺乏与巴基斯坦儿童的认知和行为问题有很弱的联系. 早期发现和社区营养计划对于改善儿童发育结果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 儿童营养
- 发展心理学
- 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 没有贫血的铁缺乏是影响儿童发育的不充分认识的问题.
- 巴基斯坦的本地化研究很少,
- 这项研究探讨了在没有贫血的情况下缺铁与巴基斯坦儿童认知行为问题之间的联系.
研究的目的:
- 调查5至18岁的巴基斯坦儿童缺铁而没有贫血和认知行为问题之间的联系.
- 在巴基斯坦提供有关营养问题的局部数据.
- 为改善发展结果提供潜在干预信息.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及伊斯兰堡385名儿童 (5至18岁) 的横截面研究.
- 通过调查问卷收集的数据包括缺铁风险调查问卷 (IDRQ) 和优势和困难调查问卷 (SDQ).
- 统计分析包括相关性和线性回归,以评估缺铁风险与认知行为功能之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 在IDRQ和SDQ分数之间发现了微弱的正相关性 (r = 0. 272,P < 0. 001),表明存在温和的联系.
- 患有乳病,反复感染的儿童和年龄较大的儿童 (17-18岁) 的风险和困难分数较高.
- 线性回归证实了IDRQ得分显著预测了SDQ得分 (B = 0.669,P < 0.001).
结论:
- 没有贫血的铁缺乏症与儿童的认知和行为问题具有统计学意义但适度的关联.
- 需要进一步的研究来充分阐明这种关系的程度.
- 基于社区的营养干预和早期检测对于减轻这种负担和改善巴基斯坦儿童的发育结果至关重要.
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