Iron status markers in 224 indigenous Greenlanders: influence of age, residence and traditional foods

• Published in: European Journal of Haematology
• Main Authors: Milman, Nils, Byg, Keld‐Erik, Mulvad, Gert, Pedersen, Henning Sloth, Bjerregaard, Peter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2001
• Subjects: Ilulissat; Nuuk; greenlander*; greenlandic; Uummannaq
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0609.2001.00312.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1034%2Fj.1600-0609.2001.00312.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1034/j.1600-0609.2001.00312.x

Abstract: Objective : To evaluate iron status in indigenous Greenlanders and its relationship to gender, age and intake of traditional Greenlandic foods. Methods : Serum ferritin, serum transferrin saturation and haemoglobin were evaluated in a population survey in 1993–1994 comprising 224 Greenland...