Iron status in healthy subjects living in Jordan

Iron status in healthy subjects living in Jordan

Authors

  • Ala Ali Qatatsheh Department of Nursing, Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein Faculty of Nursing, Al-Hussein bin Talal University, Ma'an, Jordan and Department of Health Sciences Preparation, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Qassium University, Arrass, Saudi Arabia
  • Ibrahim R. Dabbour Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Mutah University, Karak, Jordan.
  • Abdallah S. Al-rethaia Department of Health Sciences Preparation, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Qassim University, Arrass, Saudi Arabia
  • Murad A. Al-Holy Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Science, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
  • Sharaf S. Omar Department of Nutrition and food Processing, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Salt, Amman, Jordan

Keywords:

serum iron, serum ferritin, deficiency

Abstract

Summary. Iron status was determined in 240 subjects who referred for routine check up in Zarqa governorate hospital located in Jordan. Prevalence of ferritin deficiency (<16µg/l) was 3.4% (n=8) in males and 24.1% (n=58) in females of the studied population (P<0.05), while ferritin concentration >700µg/l was not observed. Prevalence of serum iron deficiency (<60 ng/mL) was 5.4% (n=13) in males and 18.8% (n=45) in females (P=0.01). Mean serum iron was 52.1±69.07 µg/l in females and 117.7±107.9 µg/l in males over 25 year old age (P=0.03). However, estimated mean serum concentration of ferritin was not affected by age and gender.  These results revealed that Jordanian males eat higher dietary intake of iron than females, which is adequate to maintain adequate iron status with a low prevalence of iron deficiency.

                                                  

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Published

30-09-2016

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 3 (2016)

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Qatatsheh AA, Dabbour IR, Al-rethaia AS, Al-Holy MA, Omar SS. Iron status in healthy subjects living in Jordan. Progr Nutr [Internet]. 2016 Sep. 30 [cited 2025 Mar. 4];18(3):242-8. Available from: https://mattioli1885journals.com/index.php/progressinnutrition/article/view/4829