Background: This study was done to highlight the magnitude of iron deficiency anemia in Bahawalpur, a big city of Southern Punjab Region of Pakistan, so that affective remedies are carried out to address iron deficiency among vulnerable groups in this part of Pakistan. There have been no such study has been conducted to assess the prevalent type of anemia in Bahawalpur region in past. Method: O...

AIMS OF THE STUDY We aimed to assess a potential association of iron status with mortality and morbidity of inpatients with systemic inflammation. METHODS This was a single centre prospective observational study. From April 2014 to October 2014, all consecutive medical inpatients aged >=18 years with a C-reactive protein value >5 mg/l on hospital admission were eligible for the study. We excl...

BACKGROUND/AIMS One of the most common causes of anemia of chronic disease (ACD) is chronic kidney disease. The main pathomechanism responsible for ACD is subclinical inflammation. The key element involved in iron metabolism is hepcidin, however, studies on new indices of iron status are in progress.The aim of the study was to assess the iron status in patients in early stages of chronic kidney...

Vitamin A deficiency produces anemia and altered iron status. In this study with rats we tested two hypotheses regarding vitamin A deficiency: (1) that it impairs erythropoiesis, leading to an increased red cell turnover, and (2) that it inhibits the glycosylation of transferrin. Erythropoietic activity was assessed indirectly by determining the myeloid:erythroid ratio in bone marrow smears, th...

Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency in the world. Women of reproductive age and young children are particularly vulnerable. Iron deficiency in late prenatal and early postnatal periods can lead to long-term neurobehavioral deficits, despite iron treatment. This may occur because screening and treatment of iron deficiency in children is currently focused on detection of a...

The aim was to study prevalence of iron deficiency in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during remission. In addition, there was an observational evaluation of hematological response to oral iron. A population-based retrospective study including 90 Swedish children (median 13 years) with IBD was performed. Patient records covered in median 25 months. Iron deficiency was present in ...

Carbon, nitrogen and oxygen abundances were derived from high-resolution spectra of 6 cool supergiants of the Small Magellanic Cloud. Oxygen-to-iron ratios (mean value [O/Fe] ≈–0.18 dex) are found to be similar to those found in young objects in the LMC and the Galaxy. This result is discussed in terms of chemical evolution. A mean deficiency of the carbon-to-iron ratio of [C/Fe] ≈–0.3 dex and ...

Iron deficiency affects approximately one-third of the world's population, occurring most frequently in children aged 6 months to 3 years. Mechanisms of iron absorption are similar to those of other divalent metals, particularly manganese, lead, and cadmium, and a diet deficient in iron can lead to excess absorption of manganese, lead, and cadmium. Iron deficiency may lead to cognitive impairme...

Objective: To evaluate carnitine serum levels as a comorbidity in children with iron deficiency anemia. Patients and Methods: Fifty-four well nourished children (29 boys and 25 girls) with iron deficiency anemia were enrolled. Twenty-five healthy non-anemic ageand sexmatched children were included as a control group. For all anemic children and controls, we performed complete blood cell count, ...

OBJECTIVES Rural Alaska Natives have a high prevalence of iron deficiency and Helicobacter pylori infection. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of iron deficiency, iron-deficiency anemia, and active H pylori infection among school-aged children in rural Alaska. METHODS We enrolled 68% (688) of the 7- to 11-year-old children from 10 predominantly Alaska Native villages ...