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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
DIETARY IRON OVERLOAD PERSISTS IN RURAL SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
The Lancet, Volume 327, No. 8493, Year 1986
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Description
In a survey of 505 rural Zimbabweans, iron overload was found almost exclusively among men who consumed traditional beer brewed in steel drums. Among drinkers aged over 45 years, 23 of 111 men (21%) had high serum ferritin and a transferrin saturation of over 70%, a combination that indicates a risk of liver disease and other pathological effects from excess body iron. Iron overload, which is reported to be decreasing among urban Africans, may remain a public health issue in rural areas where more than 80% of the people of sub-Saharan Africa live. © 1986.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gordeuk, Victor R.
United States, Cleveland
Metrohealth Medical Center Cleveland
Boyd, R. Devee
Zimbabwe
Mtshabezi Mission Hospital
Brittenham, Gary M.
United States, Cleveland
Metrohealth Medical Center Cleveland
Statistics
Citations: 104
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(86)91230-4
ISSN:
01406736
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Qualitative
Quantitative
Participants Gender
Male