Accuracy of Capillary Hemoglobin Measurements for the Detection of Anemia among U.S. Low-Income Toddlers and Pregnant Women

Accuracy of Capillary Hemoglobin Measurements for the Detection of Anemia among U.S. Low-Income Toddlers and Pregnant Women

The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of capillary hemoglobin (Hb) measurements in detecting anemia among low-income toddlers (aged 12-35 months) and pregnant women. In analyses of data among toddlers from Kansas City ( = 402) and St. Louis, Missouri ( = 236), and pregnant women at

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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrients 2017-03, Vol.9 (3), p.253
Hauptverfasser: Boghani, Safia, Mei, Zuguo, Perry, Geraldine S, Brittenham, Gary M, Cogswell, Mary E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Anemia
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - blood
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - diagnosis
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - epidemiology
Blood
Capillaries
Child, Preschool
children
Confidence intervals
Data processing
Female
Gestation
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobins - analysis
Humans
Infant
iron deficiency
Low income groups
Male
Missouri - epidemiology
Ohio - epidemiology
Poverty
Pregnancy
pregnant women
Preschool children
Prevalence
Sensitivity analysis
Sensitivity and Specificity
Socioeconomic Factors
Toddlers
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of capillary hemoglobin (Hb) measurements in detecting anemia among low-income toddlers (aged 12-35 months) and pregnant women. In analyses of data among toddlers from Kansas City ( = 402) and St. Louis, Missouri ( = 236), and pregnant women at
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu9030253