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Serum ferritin in normal subjects and assessment of iron status during pregnancy

Abstract

This study was conducted with two main objectives;the estimation of serum ferritin level in normal subjects in khartoum area and the assessment of iron status during pregnancy at second and third trimesters. To fulfill the first objective,two hundred and sixty symptoms-free subjects were included in the study,103 males with ages ranging from 15 to 36 years and 157 females with ages ranging from 15 to 45 years.Serum ferritin was determined by radioimmunoassay (RIA). It was found that the mean concentration of male serum ferritin was much higher than that of the females. For the assessment of iron status during pregnancy,eighty five normal pregnant women were included in the study at the start of the second trimester.Two blood samples were taken during the second trimester and two blood samples during the third trimester. The height of all subjects was measured.The weights of the subjects were measured with each sample. All subjects were under iron-supplementations throughout the gestation period.Sixty four normal non pregnant women were included in the study to serve as controls. No significant difference was observed in the mean haemoglobin concentrations but the PCV of the non-pregnant women was higher than that of the pregnant women at different stages of  More>>
Authors:
Eltayeb, Ahmed Eltayeb [1] 
  1. Sudan Atomic Energy Commission, Khartoum (Sudan)
Publication Date:
Dec 01, 1997
Product Type:
Miscellaneous
Report Number:
INIS-SD-015
Reference Number:
SCA: 553004; 550601; PA: AIX-29:032927; EDB-98:069676; SN: 98001971334
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: Also available from the Graduate Collegue, University of Khartoum (Sudan); 99 ref. ,13 figs.,12 tabs.; TH: Thesis (M.Sc.).; PBD: Dec 1997
Subject:
55 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, BASIC STUDIES; BLOOD SERUM; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; FERRITIN; IRON; NUMERICAL DATA; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY
Sponsoring Organizations:
Sudan Atomic Energy Commission, Khartoum (Sudan).
OSTI ID:
615110
Research Organizations:
Sudan Atomic Energy Commission, Khartoum (Sudan).
Country of Origin:
Sudan
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE98626909; TRN: SD9800027032927
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE98626909
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
86 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 1998

Citation Formats

Eltayeb, Ahmed Eltayeb. Serum ferritin in normal subjects and assessment of iron status during pregnancy. Sudan: N. p., 1997. Web.
Eltayeb, Ahmed Eltayeb. Serum ferritin in normal subjects and assessment of iron status during pregnancy. Sudan.
Eltayeb, Ahmed Eltayeb. 1997. "Serum ferritin in normal subjects and assessment of iron status during pregnancy." Sudan.
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title = {Serum ferritin in normal subjects and assessment of iron status during pregnancy}
author = {Eltayeb, Ahmed Eltayeb}
abstractNote = {This study was conducted with two main objectives;the estimation of serum ferritin level in normal subjects in khartoum area and the assessment of iron status during pregnancy at second and third trimesters. To fulfill the first objective,two hundred and sixty symptoms-free subjects were included in the study,103 males with ages ranging from 15 to 36 years and 157 females with ages ranging from 15 to 45 years.Serum ferritin was determined by radioimmunoassay (RIA). It was found that the mean concentration of male serum ferritin was much higher than that of the females. For the assessment of iron status during pregnancy,eighty five normal pregnant women were included in the study at the start of the second trimester.Two blood samples were taken during the second trimester and two blood samples during the third trimester. The height of all subjects was measured.The weights of the subjects were measured with each sample. All subjects were under iron-supplementations throughout the gestation period.Sixty four normal non pregnant women were included in the study to serve as controls. No significant difference was observed in the mean haemoglobin concentrations but the PCV of the non-pregnant women was higher than that of the pregnant women at different stages of gestation. MCV, MCH and MCHC values of the non-pregnant women were lower than those of the pregnant women at different stages of gestation. Serum iron and transferrin saturation of the non-pregnant women were higher than those of the pregnant women,this difference was statistically significant at weeks (16 -18) and weeks (22-24). Serum ferritin of the non-pregnant women was higher than that of the pregnant women and decreased continously during the prgnancy, but this decrease was not statistically significant. Iron deficiency anaemia was observed in both pregnant and non-pregnant women. The best parameter which could be used as a marker for iron deficiency is serum ferritin. Iron supplementations corrected for haemoglobin but not for iron status, but more studies were needed to cover this issue using different parameters. (Author). Also available from the Graduate Collegue, University of Khartoum (Sudan); 99 ref. ,13 figs.,12 tabs.}
place = {Sudan}
year = {1997}
month = {Dec}
}