Estado nutricional del hierro en gestantes adolescentes, Medellín, Colombia

ABSTRACT: To analyze the nutritional status of iron in pregnant adolescents in their third trimester. Methodology: a crosssectional analytical study with 276 adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 in the third trimester of pregnancy from the ESE Metrosalud State Social Enterprise (Medellín 2011- 2012). Data was collected for hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular concentration and the ingestion of iron supplements. Serum ferritin levels were analyzed in 178 pregnant adolescents and were controlled by C-reactive protein. Central tendency measures, dispersion, percentages and Chi 2, anova, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Witney U tests were employed. Results: anemia prevalence was 17.1% in the third trimester, 51% because of iron deficiency. Median serum ferritin was 13.3 μg/L (RQ: 7.7 μg/L-17.9 μg/L); only 5.6% (n=9) showed adequate ferritin levels. Mothers who took daily iron supplements exhibited greater concentrations of hemoglobin and ferritin when compared with those who did not take any supplement, Hb: 12.1g/dL vs 11.7 g/dL ( p = 0.019) and serum ferritin 14.6 μg/L vs7.0 μg/L (p = 0.000). Discussion: there was high prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency in the expectant mothers, which was associated with a lack of adherence to the iron supplement.

• Autores: Escudero Vasquez, Luz Estela; Parra Sosa, Beatriz Elena; Herrera Mejía, Julián; Restrepo Mesa, Sandra Lucía; Zapata Lopéz., Natalia Yaneth.
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2014
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/4486
• Acceso en línea: http://hdl.handle.net/10495/4486
• Palabra clave: Embarazo en la adolescencia; Deficiencia de hierro; Anemia; Hemoglobina; Ferropenia; Suplemento de hierro
• Rights: openAccess
• License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/co/