Iron deficiency is neglected in women's health

Mean values mask anomalies in distribution and are inappropriate to evaluate the issues we have raised. Since women menstruate, men would be expected to have higher mean haemoglobin concentrations because they can attain higher upper limits, so the 10g/l difference found by Waalen et al was not unex...

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Published inBMJ Vol. 325; no. 7373; pp. 1176 - 1177
Main Authors Rushton, D Hugh, Dover, Robin, Sainsbury, Anthony W, Norris, Michael J, Gilkes, Jeremy J H, Ramsay, Ian D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Association 16.11.2002
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EditionInternational edition
Subjects
Female
Ferritins
Ferritins - blood
Hemoglobin
Humans
Hypotheses
Iron - deficiency
Letters
Men
Mens health
Menstruation - physiology
Reference Values
Transferrins
Women's Health
Womens health
Zoology
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Summary:Mean values mask anomalies in distribution and are inappropriate to evaluate the issues we have raised. Since women menstruate, men would be expected to have higher mean haemoglobin concentrations because they can attain higher upper limits, so the 10g/l difference found by Waalen et al was not unexpected.
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ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.325.7373.1176/a