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      Identifying factors predicting iron deficiency in United States adolescent females using the ferritin and the body iron models.

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          Iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in the United States affecting 9-16% of female adolescents. With the primary purpose of detecting iron deficiency, primary care screening consists of a hemoglobin or hematocrit laboratory test. This method is simple and inexpensive, but tests for anemia, and is neither sensitive nor specific for iron deficiency. Alternate methods for diagnosing iron deficiency using the ferritin and body iron models are not widely utilized. The study objective was to compare iron deficiency risk factors among adolescent females defined by the ferritin and body iron models to better characterize those who may benefit from iron deficiency testing as opposed to the current anemia-based screen.

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          Journal
          Clin Nutr ESPEN
          Clinical nutrition ESPEN
          Elsevier BV
          2405-4577
          2405-4577
          Jun 01 2015
          : 10
          : 3
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, HS83, Hershey, PA, United States, 17033.
          [2 ] Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Chandlee Laboratory, University Park, PA, United States, 16802.
          [3 ] Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, A210, Hershey, PA, United States, 17033.
          [4 ] Department of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, HS83, Hershey, PA, United States, 17033 ; Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, A210, Hershey, PA, United States, 17033.
          Article
          NIHMS673728 S2405457715000108
          10.1016/j.clnesp.2015.03.001
          4465114
          26086044
          5f76a00f-29ec-4d52-82cd-a46005e14089
          History

          adolescent females,screening,primary care,iron deficiency,anemia,adolescent health

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