Kirsten G F, Heese H D, de Villiers S, Dempster W S, Varkevisser H E, Hoffman M
S Afr Med J. 1984 Mar 10;65(10):378-80.
In order to obtain a more accurate picture of the prevalences of anaemia, iron deficiency anaemia, haematological iron deficiency and diminished iron stores, 240 Cape Coloured infants from the lower socio-economic groups were studied. Anaemia was diagnosed in 42 infants (17,5%), iron deficiency anaemia in 81 (34%), and haematological iron deficiency in 28%; 64 (27%) showed evidence of diminished iron stores. The findings indicate that iron deficiency was a common problem in the infants studied, and the same probably also applies to the community at large.
为了更准确地了解贫血、缺铁性贫血、血液学缺铁和铁储备减少的患病率，对240名来自社会经济地位较低群体的开普有色人种婴儿进行了研究。42名婴儿（17.5%）被诊断为贫血，81名（34%）为缺铁性贫血，28%为血液学缺铁；64名（27%）有铁储备减少的迹象。研究结果表明，缺铁是所研究婴儿中的一个常见问题，这可能同样适用于整个社区。
