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The influence of nutrient intake on the biochemical parameters of iron status in a healthy paediatric Mediterranean population.

  • Datos identificativos

    Identificador: PC:1591
    Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/PC1591
  • Autores:

    J Salas
    J Fernández-Ballart
    JM Domenech-Massons
    V Arija
    C Martí-Henneberg
  • Otros:

    Autor según el artículo: J Salas; J Fernández-Ballart ; JM Domenech-Massons ; V Arija ; C Martí-Henneberg
    Departamento: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
    Autor/es de la URV: SALAS SALVADÓ, JORGE; J Fernández-Ballart ; JM Domenech-Massons ; V Arija ; C Martí-Henneberg
    Palabras clave: nutrient intake Mediterranean Iron deficiency
    Resumen: A random sample of 302 children, aged between 6 months and 15 years, of healthy Mediterranean population were studied. Abnormal values of biochemical parameters of iron status were frequently found. In the 0.5 – 2 year group, erythrocyte protoporphyrin values were abnormal in 13.5% of subjects, serum ferritin in 9.7%, transferrin situation capacity in 75.3%, mean red cell volume in 4.1% and haemoglobin in 9.7%. Comparing nutritional intake (24 h dietary recall over 3 days) between individuals at low and high values of biochemical iron status some significant differences were found in each age group but un no case with regard to heme iron intake. In the overall age-adjusted study population, the nutritional intake had a low but significant explanatory capacity of the variance of the measured biochemical iron status parameters (between 1.1% for transferrin saturation capacity and 4.5% for serum ferritin) and non-significant capacity in those children younger than 3 years. In conclusion, although the dietary pattern in our area favours a good iron bioavailability, in our population the nutritional intake was shown to have a limited relationship with the parameters of biochemical iron status parameters. These data suggest that, in healthy children, abnormal biochemical iron status parameters may be related to factors other than nutritional intake.
    Grupo de investigación: Alimentació, Nutrició, Creixement i Salut Mental
    Áreas temáticas: Biochemistry and technology Bioquímica y tecnología Bioquímica i biotecnologia
    Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    ISSN: 0954-3007
    Identificador del autor: ORCID - 0000-0003-2700-7459; orcid.org/0000-0002-1320-6484; N/D; orcid.org/0000-0002-1758-0975; N/D
    Fecha de alta del registro: 2016-06-03
    Página final: 149
    Volumen de revista: 46
    Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Año de publicación de la revista: 1992
    Página inicial: 143
    Tipo de publicación: Article Artículo Article
  • Palabras clave:

    Dèficit de ferro
    Ferro -- Metabolisme
    Infants -- Nutrició
    nutrient intake
    Mediterranean
    Iron deficiency
    Biochemistry and technology
    Bioquímica y tecnología
    Bioquímica i biotecnologia
    0954-3007
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