THE IMPACT OF AGE, SEX, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON SERUM VITAMIN B12, FOLATE CONCENTRATION AND IRON STATUS IN TURKISH CHILDREN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

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Eroglu H., Kaytaz M., Akkaya E., Ademoglu E., Genc S.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.85, pp.572-580, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 85
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.26650/iuitfd.1031447
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.572-580
  • Keywords: Serum vitamin B-12, folic acid, iron status, iron deficiency prevalence, B-12 and folate deficiency prevalence, FOLIC-ACID SUPPLEMENTATION, BONE-MINERAL DENSITY, EUROPEAN ADOLESCENTS, TOTAL HOMOCYSTEINE, DISEASE, RISK, ASSOCIATION, PREVALENCE, DEFICIENCY, NUTRITION
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of age, sex, and socio-economic status (SES) on concentrations of vitamin B12 (vit-B12), folate, iron, and ferritin through the pediatric age span, and to show the relationship of these nutrients with blood count parameters such as hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), and red cell distribution (RDW).