Table 2.

Prevalence of iron deficiency * by age and gender in Kuwaitis.

Age (y)	Males		Females
	SF *	ZnPP **	SF	ZnPP
0–4.9	ND ***	1.9	ND	1.1
5–11	21.4	15.9	20.7	17.0
12–14	11.4	27.9	8.6	26.0
15–19	4.2	15.1	22.6	31.7
20–49	3.9	10.6	18.8	35.7
≥50	4.1	16.2	15.1	34.8

* SF < 15μg/L; ** ZnPP > 40 umol/mol heme; *** ND = not done.