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- Title
Niveles de hierro en sangre según adherencia a la dieta libre de gluten en niños celiacos de edad escolar.
- Authors
Arce, María Fabiana Pirán; Aballay, Laura Rosana; Leporati, Jorge Leandro; Navarro, Alicia; Forneris, Myriam; Pirán Arce, María Fabiana
- Abstract
<bold>Introduction: </bold>Celiac disease (CD) causes intestinal damage, inability to absorb nutrients, and progressive malnutrition. Iron deficiency is one of the predominant nutritional problems. A strict gluten-free diet (GF) allows for an optimal quality of life.<bold>Objective: </bold>To assess the nutritional situation of iron in school-aged celiac children by determining biochemical parameters, their relation to the consumption of the mineral and adherence to gluten-free diets in San Luis.<bold>Methods: </bold>Observational, analytical and cross-sectional study. We included 44 children with CD, from 6-10 years of age, with diagnosis of celiac disease and registered in public and private entities of San Luis (Argentina) during 2011-2012. A qualitative-quantitative survey was used to determine dietary habits and sociodemographic characteristics. Iron levels and adherence to a GF diet were evaluated. Generalized linear regression models were constructed to verify the association of ferritin with iron consumption and adherence to diet.<bold>Results: </bold>Most families had low socioeconomic status and were large families. Current feeding did not prevent iron deficiency anemia. Most children had normal immune system, and normal antiendomysial and antitransglutaminase antibodies; 7% of the children showed low levels of iron. Under adequate iron consumption conditions, ferritin was associated to predictor antibodies and the presence of both parents in the home.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Under adequate conditions of iron consumption, the levels of iron in blood were related to adherence to gluten-free diets.
- Subjects
IRON in the blood; CELIAC disease in children; GLUTEN-free diet; HEALTH of school children; NUTRITION for school children; CELIAC disease; IRON; IRON deficiency anemia; PATIENT compliance; CROSS-sectional method; NUTRITIONAL status
- Publication
Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2018, Vol 35, Issue 1, p25
- ISSN
0212-1611
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.20960/nh.919