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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jonsson, Jon J.
• Johannesson, Gudmundur M.
• Sigfusson, Nikulas
• Magnusson, Bjarki
• Thjodleifsson, Bjarni
• Magnusson, Sigmundur

Titel

Prevalence of iron deficiency and iron overload in the adult icelandic population

Ist Teil von

• Journal of clinical epidemiology, 1991, Vol.44 (12), p.1289-1297

Ort / Verlag

New York, NY: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

1991

Quelle

Elsevier Journal Backfiles on ScienceDirect (DFG Nationallizenzen)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of iron deficiency and overload in the adult population in Iceland, a developed Scandinavian country. The study population consisted of 4240 individuals aged 25–74 years randomly selected from the national roster. Basic hematological, S-iron, S-total iron binding capacity (TIBC), and S-ferritin measurements were obtained on 2588 individuals (61.0%). The results indicated unusually large iron stores in the adult Icelandic population and significantly larger iron stores in the rural compared to the urban population. Iron deficiency was rare except in urban premenopausal women, where 1 in 4 showed evidence of iron deficiency and 3.2% had iron deficiency anemia. Seven patients with hereditary hemochromatosis were identified from a subgroup of 1887 subjects, resulting in a prevalence of 0.37%. Two of the hereditary hemochromatosis patients had been gastrectomized. Measures to improve the iron balance in urban premenopausal women cannot therefore include increased iron fortification of food but must be more directed towards the target group.