Iron nutritional status in preterm infants fed formulas fortified with iron.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	McCormick, Kenneth P.
Copyright Year	1999
Abstract	AIMS To prospectively evaluate the iron nutritional status of preterm infants fed either a term (0.5 mg/dl iron) or preterm (0.9 mg/dl) formulas fortified with iron after hospital discharge. METHODS Healthy low birthweight preterm infants were randomly assigned into three groups at the time of hospital discharge. Group A were fed an iron fortified preterm formula (0.9 mg/dl iron) until 6 months corrected age; group B, a fortified term formula (0.5 mg/l iron) until 6 months corrected age group C, the preterm formula between hospital discharge and term, then the term formula until 6 months corrected age. RESULTS Seventy eight infants were followed up to 6 months corrected age. Iron intake from formula differed significantly between the groups (A, 1.17 mg/kg/day (SD 0.32) > C, 0. 86 mg/kg/day (SD 0.40) = B, 0.81 mg/kg/day (SD 0.23); p < 0.0001). Haemoglobin concentrations were similar to those of iron sufficient preterm infants of the same postnatal age, and term infants of the same postmenstrual age (after 3 months of age). There were no significant differences in haemoglobin concentration (p = 0.391), plasma ferritin (A vs B, p = 0.322), or in the incidence of iron deficiency (A vs B, p = 0.534). CONCLUSIONS Iron fortified formulas containing between 0.5 and 0.9 mg/dl iron seem to meet the iron nutritional needs of preterm infants after hospital discharge.
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PubMed reference number	10375362v1
Volume Number	81
Issue Number	1
Journal	Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Age Birth Weight Dietary Iron Hemoglobin Iron deficiency Microgram per Milliliter Milligram per Kilogram per Day PersonNameUse - assigned Preterm Infant mg/dl mg/kg
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