Open AccessBaseline Hemoglobin, Hepcidin, Ferritin, and Total Body Iron Stores are Equally Strong Diagnostic Predictors of a Hemoglobin Response to 12 Weeks of Daily Iron Supplementation in Cambodian Women
Author(s) -
Lulu X Pei,
Hou Kroeun,
Suzanne Vercauteren,
Susan I. Barr,
Tim Green,
Arianne Albert,
Crystal D Karakochuk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 265
eISSN - 1541-6100
pISSN - 0022-3166
DOI - 10.1093/jn/nxab108
Subject(s) - mean corpuscular volume , ferritin , hepcidin , medicine , hemoglobin , transferrin saturation , gastroenterology , anemia , univariate analysis , iron deficiency , population , soluble transferrin receptor , mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration , multivariate analysis , iron status , environmental health
The WHO recommends daily iron supplementation for all women in areas where the population-level anemia prevalence is ≥40%, despite the fact that hemoglobin (Hb) concentration is generally considered to be a poor prognostic indicator of iron status.
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