Assessment of regression models for adjustment of iron status biomarkers for inflammation in children with moderate acute malnutrition in Burkina Faso

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 125-132

  Cichon, Bernardette ^a,b   Ritz, Christian ^a   Fabiansen, Christian ^a   Christensen, Vibeke Brix ^a,c   Filteau, Suzanne ^d   Friis, Henrik ^a   Kæstel, Pernille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Correction factors; Inflammation; Iron deficiency; Regression analysis; Serum ferritin; Soluble transferrin receptor; young children; 1 acid glycoprotein

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FERRITIN; IRON; OROSOMUCOID; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BURKINA FASO; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; IRON DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORBIDITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; METABOLISM; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BIOMARKERS; BURKINA FASO; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION DISORDERS; INFLAMMATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 85009284535     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.240028     Document Type: Article

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