Association of total body and visceral fat mass with iron deficiency in preadolescents: The Healthy Growth Study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 710-719

  Moschonis, George ^a   Chrousos, George P ^b   Lionis, Christos ^c   Mougios, Vassilis ^d   Manios, Yannis ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Children; Iron deficiency; Obesity

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CHILD; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MALE; MENARCHE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; IRON; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84865271218     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114511005952     Document Type: Review

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