Abstract:Background: Although serum ferritin is considered a reliable indicator of iron stores, there are few data documenting the prevalence of low ferritin in representative samples of young women.Aims: To estimate the prevalence of low ferritin and to identify factors associated with low ferritin in young Australian women.Methods: Women, aged 18-39 years, living in the eastern states of Australia were recruited by email to a cross-sectional, online questionnaire-based study between November 2016 and July 2017. Parti… Show more
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