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- Title
Gebelikte Serum Ferritin Düzeyleri.
- Authors
Demir, Cengiz; Kocaman, Cemal Ertan; Dilek, İmdat
- Abstract
Objective: Iron deficiency is often seen in pregnancy. However, the preva- lence of iron deficiency in this group shows both national and regional differences. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of iron deficiency in pregnant women living in the Van region. Material and Methods: We evaluated 700 pregnant women who were grouped according to age, duration of pregnancy and number of births. Iron deficiency was regarded as ferritin levels of <12 µg/L. Results: Median ferritin levels of all pregnant women were 27.04±1.18 #g/L (range: 1.5-248 µg/L). Iron deficiency was observed in 40% of cases. Median ferritin levels were 35.69±2.42, 30.40±2.47 and 18.74±1.34 µg/L in the first, second and third trimester, respectively. Rates of iron deficiency according to trimesters were 26%, 33.5% and 53% respectively. Conclusion: Ferritin levels were significantly low in pregnant women over 25 years of age, in those who had more than three pregnancy and in those who were over five months pregnant.
- Subjects
IRON deficiency diseases; PREGNANT women; FERRITIN; THIRD trimester of pregnancy; MULTIPLE pregnancy
- Publication
Balkan Medical Journal, 2011, Vol 28, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
2146-3123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5174/tutfd.2009.02917.1