Siimes M A, Saarinen U M, Dallman P R
Am J Clin Nutr. 1979 Nov;32(11):2295-300. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/32.11.2295.
Ten groups of healthy infants and children from 2 months to 15 years of age were studied, each consisting of 98 to 238 subjects. In young infants whose serum ferritin values indicated ample storage iron, the concentration of hemoglobin was found to bear a significant relationship to the degree of iron saturation of transferrin. This phenomenon was evident throughout the range of transferrin saturation until 1 year of age but became undetectable or less significant from 2 to 15 years of age. We postulate that the production of hemoglobin could be influenced through a broader range of transferrin saturation in rapidly growing infants than in the older child or adult.
对十组年龄在2个月至15岁的健康婴幼儿进行了研究，每组有98至238名研究对象。在血清铁蛋白值表明储存铁充足的幼儿中，发现血红蛋白浓度与转铁蛋白的铁饱和度之间存在显著关系。这种现象在转铁蛋白饱和度的整个范围内一直很明显，直到1岁，但在2至15岁时变得无法检测到或不太显著。我们推测，与年龄较大的儿童或成人相比，快速生长的婴儿在更广泛的转铁蛋白饱和度范围内，血红蛋白的产生可能会受到影响。
