PMID: 16522917Mar 9, 2006Paper

Physiologic mechanisms can predict hematologic responses to iron supplements in growing children: a computer simulation model

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Waseem SharieffGeorge Tomlinson

Abstract

Iron deficiency is the most common preventable nutrition problem in developing countries. Several randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have been conducted to determine the effectiveness of various iron dosing schemes in multiple settings. The objective was to determine whether enough is known about iron metabolism to predict hemoglobin and serum ferritin (SF) concentrations with a computer model and whether the model could be used as a substitute for new RCTs. Guided by the physiology of iron absorption and regulation, we used data from RCTs that tested iron Sprinkles to develop a computer model. Of 2 RCTs in Ghana, we used 1 to compute the amount of iron absorbed from a given dose in anemic and nonanemic children and the other to compute the resulting change in hemoglobin concentrations. We used this model to predict hemoglobin and SF concentrations in a new RCT in China and compared model-predicted values with actual values by using summary statistics (means and medians) and quantile-quantile plots. The model-predicted hemoglobin means were within +/-2 g/L, and SF medians were within +/-3 microg/L of the corresponding means and medians of the actual values. On quantile-quantile plots, the predicted hemoglobin quantiles were with...Continue Reading

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Jul 8, 2008·International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care·Waseem SharieffGeorge Tomlinson
Nov 9, 2011·Nutrition Reviews·Jacques BergerMarjoleine A Dijkhuizen
Jun 1, 2007·The British Journal of Nutrition·Frank T WieringaPattanee Winichagoon

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