Iron deficiency in international adoptees from eastern europe.

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OBJECTIVE: To assess iron deficiency (ID) in international adoptees after adoption. STUDY DESIGN: Participants (n = 37) were adopted into the United States from Eastern Europe before they were 24 months of age. Baseline (within 1 month post-adoption) and follow-up (6 months post-adoption) assessments included routine post-adoption clinical evaluations, anthropometrics, dietary intakes, and iron measures (hemogram and serum analysis). RESULTS: At adoption and follow-up, mean percent transferrin saturation and mean corpucuscular volume were low compared with the US population. Mean serum ferritin concentration became lower than the US population at follow-up, although the mean daily iron intake was more than the Recommended Dietary Allowance. Participants with Giardia lamblia at baseline had more compromised iron status at baseline and follow-up. Growth rate (change in z-score/months between assessments) was negatively correlated with change in serum ferritin concentrations between baseline and follow-up (r = -0.34; P < .05). CONCLUSIONS: International adoptees had compromised iron status, with ID more prevalent in participants with G lamblia, a parasite that may interfere with iron absorption. The persistent ID at follow-up was likely caused by the erythropoietic demands of catch-up growth.

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PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of pediatrics

VOLUME: 153

Page Numbers: 272-7

Journal Abbreviation: J. Pediatr.

ISSN: 1097-6833

DAY: 18

MONTH: 04

YEAR: 2008

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AFFILIATION: Departments of Pediatrics and Child Psychology (Institute of Child Development), the International Adoption Program and the Center for Neurobehavioral Development at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

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