The role of blood loss and diet in the aetiology of mild iron deficiency in premenopausal adult New Zealand women.

摘要: ObjectiveTo investigate the role of blood loss and diet in aetiology mild iron deficiency (MID) premenopausal New Zealand women. Mild was defined as low, but not necessarily exhausted, stores (i.e. serum ferritin <20 μg/L) absence anaemia haemoglobin ≥120 g/L).DesignCross-sectional study a volunteer sample adult Information on habitual dietary intakes (using specially designed validated computerised food frequency questionnaire), health demographic status, sources (including menstrual estimated using recall method), contraceptive use, height weight, haemoglobin, C-reactive protein were collected.SettingDunedin, during 1996/1997.ParticipantsThree hundred eighty-four women aged 18–40 years.ResultsThe characteristics that associated with an increased risk MID were: low meat/fish/poultry intake, high loss, recent donation, nose bleeds, body mass index. The protective factors included shorter duration bleeding, multivitamin–mineral supplement use past year.ConclusionsThere are number potentially modifiable appear to influence MID. Women may be able decrease their by increasing while those higher decreasing perhaps changing method contraception. should encouraged maintain healthy who choose donate blood, or experience have monitored.