Sex Differences in Iron Status During Infancy

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Authors

Magnus Domellöf · Umeå University

Bo Lönnerdal · Diabetes Australia

Kathryn G. Dewey · University of California, Davis

Roberta J. Cohen · University of California, Davis

Leonardo Landa Rivera · Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research

Olle Hernell · Umeå University

Abstract

There are substantial sex differences in Hb and other indicators of iron status during infancy. Some of these may be genetically determined, whereas others seem to reflect an increased incidence of true iron deficiency in boys.

Topics & Keywords

Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Child Nutrition and Water Access

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 110, Issue 3, pp. 545-552

DOI: 10.1542/peds.110.3.545

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