Iron status and developmental scores in 6-year-olds highlights ongoing need to tackle iron deficiency in infants.

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica
Main Authors: Thorisdottir, Asa Vala, Gunnarsdottir, Ingibjorg, Palsson, Gestur I, Gretarsson, Sigurdur J, Thorsdottir, Inga
Other Authors: Univ Iceland, Unit Nutr Res, Fac Food Sci & Nutr, Sch Hlth Sci, Reykjavik, Iceland Landspitali Univ Hosp Iceland, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland Landspitali Univ Hosp Iceland, Childrens Hosp, IS-101 Reykjavik, Iceland Univ Iceland, Dept Psychol, Reykjavik, Iceland
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2014
Subjects:
Age Distribution
Anemia
Iron-Deficiency
Child
Child Development
Child Welfare
Preschool
Cohort Studies
Developmental Disabilities
Early Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Iceland
Incidence
Infant
Iron
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Needs Assessment
Prognosis
Regression Analysis
Risk Assessment
Sex Distribution
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2336/317327
https://doi.org/10.1111/apa.12316
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Summary:To access publisher's full text version of this article. Please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field. To investigate iron status and developmental scores at 6 years of age in a population with decreased prevalence of iron deficiency in infancy. Iron status at 6 years and tracking from 12 months were also studied. Children (n = 143) born in Iceland in 2005 were followed up at the age of six. Motor and verbal development was assessed by a parental questionnaire, and iron status was assessed by Hb, MCV and serum ferritin (SF). Iron depletion was defined as SF <15 μg/L and deficiency as MCV <76 fL and SF <15 μg/L. Iron depletion was observed in 5.6% of 6-year-olds, and 1.4% were iron deficient. Self-help (subset in motor development) differed by -4.14 (95% CI = -7.61, -0.67), between those iron depleted at 12 months (n = 6) and those nondepleted (n = 102), adjusted for maternal education. The combined motor developmental score seemed lower in iron depleted infants, although of borderline significance (p = 0.066). MCV concentration tracked from 12 months to 6 years (r = 0.31, p < 0.002), but Hb and SF did not. Improved iron status at 12 months and 6 years has diminished the public health threat associated with iron depletion in the population studied, but iron depletion and development still associate weakly. Action to prevent iron depletion in infancy remains important. Icelandic Research Fund 050424031 Icelandic Research Fund for graduate students 080740008

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