Journal of Nutrition and Health
- Volume 13 Issue 2
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- Pages.82-91
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- 1980
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- 2288-3886(pISSN)
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- 2288-3959(eISSN)
Study on Menstrual Blood Loss and Iron Nutrition in Korean Women
한국인여성(韓國人女性)의 월경중(月經中) 혈액손실(血液損失)과 체내철분영양상태(體內鐵分營養狀態)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)
- Tchai, Bum-Suk (Department of Biochemistry and the Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, College of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
- Han, Jung-Ho (Department of Biochemistry and the Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Population, College of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
- Nam, Moung-Hee (School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
- Published : 1980.06.30
Abstract
The aim of this study was to define the range of the menstrual blood loss(MBL), and the upper limit of the MBL associated with iron deficiency anemia in Korean women, For this purpose, healthy unmarried women between the age of 15 to 26 years were selected from July to September, 1979 and results obtained were used for determining baseline MBL and its relationship to iron nutriture. One houndred forteen women were tested for their MBL and hematological and biochemical data such as hemoglobin(Hb) concentration, hematocrit, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration(MCHC), and serum iron and ferritin concentration. This study was partly supported by World Health Organization. The results of this study are summarized as follows: 1) The mean values and standard error of mean of MBL were
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