Does physiological distribution of blood parameters in children depend on socioeconomic status? Results of a German cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In the present study, we examined the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and the physiological distribution of iron-related blood parameters.

Design

This is a cross-sectional analysis of longitudinal population-based cohort study.

Setting

Based on a sample of healthy participants from a German research centre, various blood parameters and values of clinical examinations and questionnaires were collected.

Participants

A total of 1206 healthy volunteers aged 2.5 to 19 years, one child per family randomly selected, were included.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Associations between the SES of children by Winkler-Stolzenberg Index (WSI) and its dimensions (income, education, occupation) and iron-related blood parameters (haemoglobi

SUBMITTER: Rieger K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855248 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature