Effects of maternal education on diet, anemia, and iron deficiency in Korean school-aged children

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 870
• Main Authors: Choi, Hyeon-Jeong, Lee, Hye-Ja, Jang, Han Byul, Park, Ju Yeon, Kang, Jae-Heon, Park, Kyung-Hee, Song, Jihyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 16.11.2011; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Anemia; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - blood; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - epidemiology; Child; Children & youth; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet; Diet Records; Diet therapy; Educational Status; Elementary school students; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Iron; Iron deficiency anemia; Male; Metabolic disorders; Methods; Mothers; Nutrition; Parenting; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Risk factors; Social Class; Studies; Republic of Korea; South Korea

We investigated the relationship among socioeconomic status factors, the risk of anemia, and iron deficiency among school-aged children in Korea. The sample consisted of fourth-grade students aged 10 y recruited from nine elementary schools in Korean urban areas in 2008 (n = 717). Anthropometric and...