Ferritin levels in pregnant Colombian women

Objective: Ferritin deficiency is associated with many adverse health outcomes and is highly prevalent worldwide. The present study assesses the prevalence and socio-demographic factors associated with ferritin deficiency in a representative sample of pregnant women in Colombia. Methods: We used data from the cross-sectional, nationally representative survey National Nutritional Survey (ENSIN, 2010). A total of 1,386, (13-49 years old) pregnant women were enrolled. Serum ferritin a concentration was determined by chemiluminescence and sociodemographic date (age, urbanicity geographic region, ethnicity and socioeconomic level-SISBEN), was assessed by computer-assisted personal interview technology. Multivariate analyses using unordered binomial logistic regression models were conducted in the main analysis. Results: The overall prevalence of ferritin deficiency (serum less than 12µg/L) was 37.2% (95% CI 35.0% to 39.2%). The multivariate logistic regression no shows associated with a probability of serum ferritin deficiencies. Conclusion: A significant prevalence of ferritin deficiency was found in our study population without an association with the studied sociodemographic factors. © 2015, Grupo Aula Medica S.A. All rights reserved.

• Fecha de publicación: 2015
• Institución: Universidad del Rosario
• Repositorio: Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/22670
• Acceso en línea: https://doi.org/10.3305/nh.2015.31.2.7910; https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22670
• Palabra clave: Ferritin; Adult; Age; Blood; Child; Colombia; Cross-sectional study; Ethnic group; Female; Human; Middle aged; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Socioeconomics; Urban population; Young adult; Adult; Age factors; Child; Colombia; Cross-sectional studies; Ethnic groups; Female; Ferritins; Humans; Middle aged; Nutrition surveys; Pregnancy; Socioeconomic factors; Urban population; Young adult; Deficiency; Ferritin; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Prevalence
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