Abstract | OBJECTIVES: To associate the severity of nutritional anaemia with serum levels of ferritin, vitamin B12 and folate; and to determine demographic, socio-economic and nutritional correlates for nutritional anemia in adolescents. METHODS: Cross-sectional hospital-based study among 200 adolescents (10-18 y) with anemia. Dietary intake (24-h recall), and serum levels of folate, vitamin B12 and ferritin were estimated. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Deena Thomas, Jagdish Chandra, Sunita Sharma, Anju Jain, Harish K Pemde |
Journal | Indian pediatrics
(Indian Pediatr)
Vol. 52
Issue 10
Pg. 867-9
(Oct 2015)
ISSN: 0974-7559 [Electronic] India |
PMID | 26499011
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Observational Study)
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Chemical References |
- Ferritins
- Folic Acid
- Vitamin B 12
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Age Factors
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
(blood, diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Child
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Feeding Behavior
- Female
- Ferritins
(blood)
- Folic Acid
(blood)
- Folic Acid Deficiency
(blood, diagnosis, epidemiology)
- Humans
- India
- Male
- Reference Values
- Vitamin B 12
(blood)
- Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
(blood, diagnosis, epidemiology)
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