Malaria exacerbates inflammation-associated elevation in ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor with only modest effects on iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia among rural Zambian children

摘要

ObjectiveIn 4- to 8-year-old Zambian children (n = 744), we evaluated the effects of adjusting for inflammation (1-acid glycoprotein 1 g/l), with or without additional adjustment for malaria, on prevalence estimates of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) during low malaria (LowM) and high malaria (HighM) transmission seasons.