Hokama T, Gushi Ken M, Nosoko N
Maternal & Child and Global Health, School of Health Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Japan.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2005;17(1):19-21. doi: 10.1177/101053950501700105.
A developmental test was carried out to evaluate the effect of iron deficiency anaemia on child development by using Bailey Scale of Infant Development (BSID) and Enjoji Scale of Infant Analytical development (ESID). The subjects were 54 children, divided into three groups. Group 1 consisted of 15 infants with anaemia; Group 2: 10 infants with a past history of anaemia and Group 3: 29 healthy normal infants without anaemia formed the control group. The characteristics of infants and their family background were not different among the three groups except for the male/female ratio. The mean mental developmental index (MDI) and psychomotor developmental index (PDI) of Group 1 and Group 2 were lower than that of control group using the BSID test. The mean speech development quotients of Group 1 and Group 2 were lower than that of control group in ESID. These tendencies were observed after subjects were stratified by sex. Therefore, the results of the study suggests that iron deficiency anaemia may affect child development especially speech development.
通过使用贝利婴儿发展量表（BSID）和江藤婴儿分析发展量表（ESID）进行了一项发育测试，以评估缺铁性贫血对儿童发育的影响。研究对象为54名儿童，分为三组。第一组由15名贫血婴儿组成；第二组：10名有贫血病史的婴儿；第三组：29名无贫血的健康正常婴儿作为对照组。除男女比例外，三组婴儿及其家庭背景的特征没有差异。使用BSID测试时，第一组和第二组的平均智力发育指数（MDI）和心理运动发育指数（PDI）低于对照组。在ESID中，第一组和第二组的平均语言发展商低于对照组。按性别对受试者进行分层后观察到了这些趋势。因此，研究结果表明缺铁性贫血可能会影响儿童发育，尤其是语言发育。
