Epidemiological investigation of iron deficiency among preschool children in 10 provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities in China

Objective: To understand the current status of anemia, iron deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia among preschool children in China. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a multi-stage stratified sampling method to select 150 streets or townships from 10 Chinese provinces, autonomous...

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Veröffentlicht in:Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics. - 1960. - 62(2024), 5 vom: 02. Apr., Seite 416-422
1. Verfasser: Wang, L (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Shao, J, Dong, W W, Zheng, S S, Zhu, B Q, Shu, Q, Chen, W, Fan, L C, Sun, J, Gao, Y, Hu, Y F, Wang, N R, Wang, Z H, Niu, T T, Luo, Y, Gao, J, Tong, M L, Hu, Y, Xiang, W, Zhao, Z Y, Mao, M, Jiang, F
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:Chinese
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics
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520 |a Objective: To understand the current status of anemia, iron deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia among preschool children in China. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a multi-stage stratified sampling method to select 150 streets or townships from 10 Chinese provinces, autonomous regions, or municipalities (East: Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, and Hainan; Central: Henan; West: Chongqing, Shaanxi, Guizhou, and Xinjiang; Northeast: Liaoning). From May 2022 to April 2023, a total of 21 470 children, including community-based children aged 0.5 to<3.0 years receiving child health care and kindergarten-based children aged 3.0 to<7.0 years, were surveyed. They were divided into 3 age groups: infants (0.5 to<1.0 year), toddlers (1.0 to<3.0 years), and preschoolers (3.0 to<7.0 years). Basic information such as sex and date of birth of the children was collected, and peripheral blood samples were obtained for routine blood tests and serum ferritin measurement. The prevalence rates of anemia, iron deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia were analyzed, and the prevalence rate differences were compared among different ages, sex, urban and rural areas, and regions using the chi-square test. Results: A total of 21 460 valid responses were collected, including 10 780 boys (50.2%). The number of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers were 2 645 (12.3%), 6 244 (29.1%), and 12 571 (58.6%), respectively. The hemoglobin level was (126.7±14.8) g/L, and the serum ferritin level was 32.3 (18.5, 50.1) μg/L. The overall rates of anemia, iron deficiency, and iron-deficiency anemia were 10.4% (2 230/21 460), 28.3% (6 070/21 460), and 3.9% (845/21 460), respectively. The prevalence rate of anemia was higher for boys than for girls (10.9% (1 173/10 780) vs. 9.9% (1 057/10 680), χ2=5.58, P=0.018), with statistically significant differences in the rates for infants, toddlers and preschoolers (18.0% (475/2 645), 10.6% (662/6 244), and 8.7% (1 093/12 571), respectively, χ2=201.81, P<0.01), and the rate was significantly higher for children in rural than that in urban area (11.8% (1 516/12 883) vs. 8.3% (714/8 577), χ2=65.54, P<0.01), with statistically significant differences in the rates by region (χ2=126.60, P<0.01), with the highest rate of 15.8% (343/2 173) for children in Central region, and the lowest rate of 5.3% (108/2 053) in Northeastern region. The prevalence rates of iron deficiency were 33.8% (895/2 645), 32.2% (2 011/6 244), and 25.2% (3 164/12 571) in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, respectively, and 30.0% (3 229/10 780) in boys vs. 26.6% (2 841/10 680) in girls, 21.7% (1 913/8 821), 40.0% (870/2 173), 27.1% (2 283/8 413), 48.9% (1 004/2 053) in Eastern, Central, Western, and Northeastern regions, respectively, and each between-group showed a significant statistical difference (χ2=147.71, 29.73, 773.02, all P<0.01). The prevalence rate of iron-deficiency anemia showed a significant statistical difference between urban and rural areas, 2.9% (251/8 577) vs. 4.6% (594/12 883) (χ2=38.62, P<0.01), while the difference in iron deficiency prevalence was not significant (χ2=0.51, P=0.476). Conclusions: There has been a notable improvement in iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia among preschool children in China, but the situation remains concerning. Particular attention should be paid to the prevention and control of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia, especially among infants and children in the Central, Western, and Northeastern regions of China 
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700 1 |a Dong, W W  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Zheng, S S  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Zhu, B Q  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Shu, Q  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Chen, W  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Fan, L C  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Sun, J  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Gao, Y  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Hu, Y F  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Wang, N R  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Wang, Z H  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Niu, T T  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Luo, Y  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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700 1 |a Tong, M L  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Hu, Y  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Xiang, W  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Zhao, Z Y  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Mao, M  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
700 1 |a Jiang, F  |e verfasserin  |4 aut 
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