American Journal of Public Health
Volume 79, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 631-633

Lead toxicity and iron deficiency in Utah migrant children (Article) (Open Access)

Ratcliffe S.D. , Lee J. , Lutz L.J. , Woolley F.R. , Baxter S. , Civish F. , Johnson M.
  • a Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States
  • b Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States
  • c Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States
  • d Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States
  • e Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States
  • f Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States
  • g Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, United States

Abstract

We determined the frequency of presumptive iron deficiency and lead toxicity in 198 Utah migrant children, ages 9-72 months, during the summer of 1985. There were no confirmed cases of lead toxicity. Thirteen per cent of those tested and 30 per cent of the children ages 9-23 months were iron deficient. Hematocrit determinations accurately predicted iron deficiency in only 35 per cent of the children confirmed to have this disorder via erythrocyte protoporphyrin screening.

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male controlled study age female ethnic or racial aspects priority journal sex difference iron deficiency hematocrit erythrocyte migration United States protoporphyrin human Lead Poisoning Child
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.79.5.631
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English