biostudies-literatureUnknown8(3)Rieger KFree State of SaxonyEuropean Regional Development Fund<h4>Objectives</h4>In the present study, we examined the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and the physiological distribution of iron-related blood parameters.<h4>Design</h4>This is a cross-sectional analysis of longitudinal population-based cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Based on a sample of healthy participants from a German research centre, various blood parameters and values of clinical examinations and questionnaires were collected.<h4>Participants</h4>A total of 1206 healthy volunteers aged 2.5 to 19 years, one child per family randomly selected, were included.<h4>Primary and secondary outcome measures</h4>Associations between the SES of children by Winkler-Stolzenberg Index (WSI) and its dimensions (income, education, occupation) and iron-related blood parameters (haemoglobiBMJ opene019143https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5855248biostudies-literatureDoes physiological distribution of blood parameters in children depend on socioeconomic status? Results of a German cross-sectional study.PMC5855248Lengfeld HRieger KEngel CRichter MHarms KWurst UKiess WCeglarek UVogel MfalseDoes physiological distribution of blood parameters in children depend on socioeconomic status? Results of a German cross-sectional study.<h4>Objectives</h4>In the present study, we examined the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and the physiological distribution of iron-related blood parameters.<h4>Design</h4>This is a cross-sectional analysis of longitudinal population-based cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Based on a sample of healthy participants from a German research centre, various blood parameters and values of clinical examinations and questionnaires were collected.<h4>Participants</h4>A total of 1206 healthy volunteers aged 2.5 to 19 years, one child per family randomly selected, were included.<h4>Primary and secondary outcome measures</h4>Associations between the SES of children by Winkler-Stolzenberg Index (WSI) and its dimensions (income, education, occupation) and iron-related blood parameters (haemoglobi2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 Mar2026-05-03T04:39:46.453Z2019-03-26T23:53:55ZS-EPMC58552482950020710.1136/bmjopen-2017-019143