All children with haemoglobin below 9.0 g/100 ml and iron deficiency treated in the Paediatric Department, Ullevål Hospital, from 1.1.1988 to 6.10.1992, were studied. 26 of the 29 registered children had parents born in developing countries. Median age was 16 months (9-134 months) and median haemoglobin was 6.8 g/100 ml (3.5-9.0 g/100 ml) at admission. There was a negative correlation between platelet count and haemoglobin concentration in blood (correlation coefficient -0.67, p < 0.0001, n = 23). The main causes of the observed nutritional iron deficiency were high consumption of cow's milk and sweet beverages.

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Norway iron deficiency anemia developing country Developing Countries human Asia feeding behavior ethnology Humans male preschool child female Infant Child, Preschool Africa Anemia, Hypochromic Article Retrospective Studies blood migration Food Habits Emigration and Immigration retrospective study Child