Table 2.
Prevalence of low iron stores, iron-depleted erythropoeisis and vitamin A deficiency by region 1.
| Indicator | Phnom Penh | South-East | South-West | West | North |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferritin 2 | |||||
| <15 μmg/L (%) | 7.9% | 6.8% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 11.3% |
| <50 μmg/L (%) | 32.4% a | 37.3% a,b | 36.6% a,b | 44.0% b | 44.8% b |
| sTfR | |||||
| >8.3 mg/L (%) | 8.1% a | 9.7% a | 5.2% a | 8.4% a | 18.0% b |
| TBI | |||||
| <0 mg/kg (%) | 4.0% a,b | 4.9% a,b | 3.5% a | 5.2% a,b | 8.4% b |
| RBP 2 | |||||
| <0.70 μmol/L | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| <1.05 μmol/L | 4.0% | 6.6% | 4.6% | 7.6% | 4.8% |
1 Rows with different superscripts differ significantly (ANCOVA adjusted for age and sampling method, with Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons, p < 0.05); 2 Values corrected for inflammation as described in methods section.