Table 2.
Different clinical symptom as reported by mothers
| Symptoms | ND (n = 81) (%) |
0–5 µg/dL (n = 24) (%) |
5–20 µg/dL (n = 86) (%) |
> 20 µg/dL (n = 9) (%) |
n = 200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-specific | |||||
| Lethargy | 14 (17) | 0 (0) | 5 (6) | 0 (0) | 19 (9.5) |
| Tiredness | 6 (7) | 2 (8) | 10 (12) | 0 (0) | 18 (9) |
| Headache | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 8 (9) | 2 (22) | 13 (7.5) |
| Gastro-intestinal | |||||
| Anorexia | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | 0 (0) | 4 (2) |
| Abdominal pain | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 9 (10) | 2 (22) | 13 (7) |
| Constipation | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 2 (1) |
| Pica symptom | |||||
| Iron deficiency | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 14 (16) | 5 (56) | 20 (10) |
| Calcium deficiency | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 10 (12) | 0 (0) | 11 (5.5) |