Buchanan J G, Nixon A D, Pettit J E, Meerkin M, Patel R, Pillai M V, Goundar R P, Alexander H
Pathology. 1982 Jul;14(3):269-75. doi: 10.3109/00313028209061376.
In June 1979, 245 Hindu and 240 Moslem women of childbearing age (14-45 yr) living in a semi-rural area north of Lautoka were tested for anemia and for iron-deficiency. Ninety-six (39%) of the 245 Hindu women and 77 (32%) of the 240 Moslem women were anemic according to World Health Organization criteria. Most of the cases of anemia were due to iron-deficiency. The prevalence of anemia did not change significantly with advancing age or increasing parity. Hookworm ova were found on examination of a single specimen of feces in 27 (14%) of 195 Hindu and 50 (24%) of 209 Moslem women. The presence of hookworm did not correlate with anemia. The red cell folate level was less than 160 micrograms/l in 117 (24%) of 478 women and the serum vitamin B12 level was less than 100 ng/l in 47 (10%) of 476 women. Subnormal levels of these vitamins did not correlate with anemia. The serum ferritin was determined to assess tissue iron stores. Two-hundred-and-twenty-four (46%) of 484 Indian women tested had serum ferritin values of less than 10 microgram/l; 400 (83%) had ferritin values of less than 26 microgram/l. The high prevalence of iron deficiency appears to be due predominantly to dietary factors.
1979年6月，对居住在劳托卡以北半农村地区的245名印度教育龄妇女（14 - 45岁）和240名穆斯林育龄妇女进行了贫血及缺铁检测。根据世界卫生组织标准，245名印度教妇女中有96名（39%）贫血，240名穆斯林妇女中有77名（32%）贫血。大多数贫血病例是由缺铁引起的。贫血患病率并未随年龄增长或产次增加而显著变化。在195名印度教妇女中的27名（14%）及209名穆斯林妇女中的50名（24%）的单次粪便标本检查中发现了钩虫卵。钩虫的存在与贫血无关。478名妇女中有117名（24%）红细胞叶酸水平低于160微克/升，476名妇女中有47名（10%）血清维生素B12水平低于100纳克/升。这些维生素水平低于正常与贫血无关。测定血清铁蛋白以评估组织铁储备。484名接受检测的印度妇女中有224名（46%）血清铁蛋白值低于10微克/升；400名（83%）铁蛋白值低于26微克/升。缺铁的高患病率似乎主要归因于饮食因素。
