Obesity and iron‑deficiency anemia in women of reproductive age in northern Iran
نویسندگان
1 Non-Communicable Pediatric Disease Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences
2 Cancer Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences
3 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran
4 Cellular and Molecular Biology Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Obesity and iron deficiency (ID) are two forms of the most usual nutritional disordersworldwide. Some studies have discovered a correlation between ID and obesity although moreinvestigation is required. This study was aimed to determine the association between obesity andID anemia (IDA) in Iranian childbearing age women.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional study was done on 256 women of reproductiveage in northern Iran. The anthropometric measurements including height and weight were measured,and body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Low blood index of the hemoglobin (Hb), mean cellvolume (MCV), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) were evaluated with ferritin, serum iron,and total iron‑binding capacity. Baseline data were expressed as means ± standard deviations.Chi‑square test was applied to compare the categorical variable. Differences between the two groupswere evaluated with independent samples t‑test. A value of P < 0.05 was considered as statisticallysignificant.RESULTS: Obesity was in urban women higher than rural women (55.1% vs. 44.9%), and thisdifference was significant (P < 0.021). There was found no association between hematologicalcharacteristics and BMI. The data showed that only 13.4% of obese women and 17.1% of the womenwith normal weight had IDA (odds ratio = 0.75; 95% confidence interval: 0.39–1.49, P > 0.05).CONCLUSIONS: According to the results of this study, it seems that the relationship between obesityand IDA is controversial. Hence, further studies are needed to be done.
