| Haematological changes and iron status in teenage girls with eating disorders and weight loss-the importance of menstrual status. | |
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PMID: 17326759 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: To study haematological changes and iron stores in teenage girls with eating disorders and weight loss. METHODS: Blood haemoglobin concentration, white blood cell and thrombocyte count and serum ferritin concentration were measured at assessments of 446 subjects. RESULTS: Haemoglobin concentrations, leukocyte and thrombocyte counts were related to weight and rate of weight loss but were largely within reference ranges. Serum ferritin concentrations were high in girls with amenorrhea and related to weight and rate of weight loss. Girls who retained menstruations had low serum ferritin concentrations and 37% had depleted iron stores (serum ferritin<16 microg/L). CONCLUSION: Anaemia, leukopenia and thrombocytopenia are uncommon in teenage girls with eating disorders and weight loss. When present, other diseases causing haematological changes should be considered. In amenorrhoic girls muscle catabolism increases serum ferritin concentrations which may give a false impression of an adequate iron status. This is unmasked in girls with retained menstruations who often have depleted iron stores. |
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Authors:
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Ingemar Swenne |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2007-02-26 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) Volume: 96 ISSN: 0803-5253 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Paediatr. Publication Date: 2007 Apr |
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Created Date: 2007-03-29 Completed Date: 2007-05-15 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9205968 Medline TA: Acta Paediatr Country: Norway |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 530-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University Children's Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden. ingemar.swenne@akademiska.se |
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Adolescent Amenorrhea / blood, etiology Eating Disorders / blood*, complications Female Ferritins / blood* Hemoglobins / metabolism* Humans Leukocyte Count Menstruation / blood Platelet Count Retrospective Studies Weight Loss / physiology* |
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0/Hemoglobins; 9007-73-2/Ferritins |
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