Red meat and egg intake and serum ferritin concentrations in Colombian children: results of a population survey, ENSIN-2015
Herran OF, Bermúdez JN, Del Pilar Zea M
Journal of nutritional science · 9 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
- Intake measured by
- Food frequency questionnaire
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- University of Cambridge
- Government
- Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar
Based on 2 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2020-01-01 · J Nutr Sci · vol. 9 · p. e12
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Cited
- 10 citations · more than 71% of similar papers · 0.7× the field average
- References
- 29 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Indigenous Health and Education
- Keywords
- Red meat, Serum ferritin, Ferritin, Animal science, Consumption (sociology), Medicine, Dietary iron, Food frequency questionnaire, Population, Food science, Demography, Biology, Environmental health, Internal medicine, Iron deficiency, Anemia
- MeSH
- humans, diet, nutrition surveys, cross-sectional studies, eating, public policy, eggs, adolescent, child, child, preschool, colombia, female, male, ferritins, surveys and questionnaires, red meat, iron deficiencies
3 authors
From CO
- Oscar F. Herrán · correspondingIndustrial University of Santander
- Jhael N. Bermúdez
- María del Pilar ZeaPontificia Universidad Javeriana
Abstract
The present study aimed to (a) establish the frequency of consumption of red meat and eggs; (b) determine serum ferritin levels (μg/l); and (c) establish the relationship between serum ferritin and the consumption of red meat and eggs. In Colombia during 2014-2018, an analytical study was conducted in 13 243 Colombian children between the ages of 5 and 17 years, based on cross-sectional data compiled by ENSIN-2015 (Encuesta Nacional de la Situación Nutricional en Colombia-2015) on serum ferritin levels and dietary consumption based on a questionnaire of the frequency of consumption. Using simple and multiple linear regression, with the serum ferritin level as the dependent variable and the frequency of consumption as the main explanatory variable, the crude and adjusted partial regression coefficients (β) between serum ferritin levels and consumption were calculated. The frequency of habitual consumption of red meat was 0⋅49 (95 % CI 0⋅47, 0⋅51) times/d. The frequency of habitual egg consumption was 0⋅76 (95 % CI 0⋅74, 0⋅78) times per d. The mean serum ferritin level in men was 41⋅9 (95 % CI 40⋅6, 43⋅1) μg/l and in women, 35⋅7 (95 % CI 34⋅3, 37⋅7) μg/l (P < 0⋅0001). The adjusted β between the consumption of red meat and eggs and serum ferritin levels were β = 3⋅0 (95 % CI 1⋅2, 4⋅7) and β = 2⋅5 (95 % CI 1⋅0, 3⋅9) for red meat and eggs, respectively. In conclusion, red meat and eggs are determinants of serum ferritin levels in Colombia and, therefore, could be considered public policy options to reduce anaemia and Fe deficiency.
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