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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Folate deficiency is associated with nutritional anaemia in Lebanese women of childbearing age
Public Health Nutrition, Volume 9, No. 7, Year 2006
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Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of anaemia in Lebanese women of childbearing age attending health centres in Lebanon. Design: Cross-sectional study carried out between May and December 2003. Anthropometric measurements as well as sociodemographic, health and dietary intake data were collected using a questionnaire. Haemoglobin (Hb), plasma ferritin, plasma folate and vitamin B12 were assessed using standard laboratory methods. Setting: Governmental health centres in Lebanon. Subjects: Four hundred and seventy non-pregnant Lebanese women aged 15-45 years. Results: Anaemia (Hb < 12 g dl-1) and iron deficiency (ferritin < 15 μgl-1) were prevalent in 16.0 and 27.2% of the study sample, respectively. Of the total sample, 7.7% had iron-deficiency anaemia. The percentage of women with either Hb or ferritin deficiency or both was 35.6%. Plasma folate and vitamin B12 deficiency was reported in 25.1 and 39.4%, respectively, and 12.6% of the women had both folate and vitamin B 12 deficiencies. Of the anaemic group, 48.0% of the women had iron deficiency. The intake of iron was lower in iron-deficient than in non-deficient women and a positive relationship was shown between folate intake and its corresponding serum levels. Regression analysis showed that ferritin, plasma folate and family history of anaemia were significant determinants of the anaemia in the sample of women. Conclusions: Anaemia not related to iron deficiency was partly explained by plasma folate deficiency. Measures to control folate and iron deficiency should be considered. © The Authors 2006.
Authors & Co-Authors
Al Khatib, Lynn
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Obeid, Omar Ahmad
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Mehio-Sibai, Abla
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Batal, Malek
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Adra, Nada
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Hwalla, Nahla C.
Lebanon, Beirut
American University of Beirut
Statistics
Citations: 75
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1017/PHN2005921
e-ISSN:
14752727
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Female