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. 2023 Sep;10(9):e702-e704.
doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(23)00168-0. Epub 2023 Jul 31.

The challenge of defining the global burden of iron deficiency anaemia

Melissa F Young  1 , Hanqi Luo  2 , Parminder S Suchdev  3
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The challenge of defining the global burden of iron deficiency anaemia

Melissa F Young et al. Lancet Haematol. 2023 Sep.
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We declare no competing interests. This work was supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (INV-010744), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, HarvestPlus, and the United States Agency for International Development. The findings and conclusions of this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Figure:. Prevalence of anaemia and iron-deficiency anaemia and percentage of anaemia associated with iron deficiency using nutrition surveys and GBD 2021 estimates
Data for preschool-age children (A) and women of reproductive age (B). Anaemia (adjusted for altitude and smoking) is defined as haemoglobin concentrations less than 120 g/L for non-pregnant women in nutrition surveys and GBD 2021 and less than 110 g/L for pregnant women in GBD 2021 estimates. Iron-deficiency anaemia is defined as anaemia with inflammation-adjusted serum ferritin concentrations of less than 12 μg/L for preschool-age children and less than 15 μg/L for non-pregnant women of reproductive age for nutrition surveys and as a modelled residual cause for GBD 2021 estimates. GBD=Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors Study.
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