Months Of Iron Therapy Research Articles

670-P: Iron-Deficiency Anemia Case Report Showing the Clinical Relevance of RBC-Lifespan–Adjusted A1C

Laboratory A1C does not precisely reflect glycemic control in those with altered RBC lifespan and our aim was to evaluate an adjusted A1C, a glycemic measure that adjusts A1C to a reference RBC lifespan. By removing the individual RBC lifespan variation, adjusted A1C better reflects intracellular glucose exposure in RBCs and perhaps other organs susceptible to complications. Iron-deficiency anemia and treatment is known to affect RBC lifespan and therefore provides opportunity to evaluate the model. The patient was a 53-year-old woman with iron-deficiency anemia and type 1 diabetes utilizing sensor-augmented pump therapy. Longitudinal A1C and CGM were evaluated with a novel kinetic model to estimate RBC lifespan and glucose uptake rate. During the six months before iron therapy, the RBC lifespan was estimated at 151 days and 93% of a reference glucose uptake. During six months of iron therapy, the RBC lifespan decreased to 122 days, while the RBC glucose uptake increased slightly to 101% of reference value. The RBC lifespan change explains the observed laboratory A1C change (Figure) and can be attribute to the iron therapy and supported by Hb, RDW and Ferritin data. The adjusted A1C based on these two different RBC lifespans agree with the stable CGM mean glucose of this patient. In this case study, we confirmed the clinical relevance of adjusted A1C to account for variations in RBC lifespan. Disclosure Y.Hirota: Speaker's Bureau; Abbott Japan Co., Ltd., Astellas Pharma Inc., AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Daiichi Sankyo, Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Kowa Company, Ltd., Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Lilly, Medtronic, Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Novo Nordisk, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Pfizer Japan Inc., Sanofi, Sanwa Kagaku Kenkyusho, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Teijin Pharma Limited, Terumo Corporation. Y.Xu: Employee; Abbott Diabetes. A.Yamamoto: None. A.Matsuoka: None. T.Dunn: Employee; Abbott. W.Ogawa: Advisory Panel; Abbott Japan Co., Ltd., Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co. Ltd., Novo Nordisk, Other Relationship; Abbott Japan Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co. Ltd., Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Research Support; Abbott, Astellas Pharma Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, Kowa Company, Ltd., Nippon Boehringer Ingelheim Co. Ltd., Novo Nordisk, Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Funding Abbott Diabetes Care

Dysphagia in an Adolescent with Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Dysphagia in an Adolescent with Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Iron deficiency and cyanotic breath-holding spells: The effectiveness of iron therapy

Aim: Frequent cyanotic breath holding spells cause fear and severe anxiety to parents. This study aimed to evaluate clinical, laboratory and treatment characteristics of children with cyanotic breath holding spells. Methods: Included were 180 children (mean age: 1.82 ± 0.53 years) with cyanotic breath holding spells. They were divided into three groups: with iron deficiency, with iron deficiency anemia and without iron deficiency. Blood hemoglobin (HB), ferritin and iron concentrations were measured at baseline and after 3 and 6 months of iron treatment. Results: The mean spell frequency was 24.57 ± 7.31/months, 83% had spells after the age of 1 year, 37% had daily spells, 16% had family history of spells, and 61% had Iron deficiency/Iron deficiency anemia (p = .001). No significant difference in the frequency of spells between children with iron deficiency and those with Iron deficiency anemia. Compared to patients without iron deficiency, there was significant reduction of spells frequency, increased hemoglobin, ferritin and iron levels after 3 and 6 months of iron therapy (p = .0001). Negative correlations were observed between spell frequency with hemoglobin (p = .001), ferritin (p = .0001) and iron (p = .001) levels. Conclusion: Not only Iron deficiency anemia but also iron deficiency alone without anemia is associated with a risk of high-frequency cyanotic breath holding spells. Iron therapy results in reduction in spells’ frequency which was correlated with increasing ferritin and iron levels.

Is iron treatment related to weight gain in female patients with iron deficiency anemia?

Objectives To assess the relationship between iron treatments and to gain weight in the female patients. Materials and methods This study was conducted prospectively between 2013 and 2014 to assess the relationship between iron treatments and to gain weight in the female patients who were admitted to hematology clinic, Ministry of Health Istanbul Research Hospital with a diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and iron therapy between the ages of 18 and 50 and signed informed consent. Results After 3 months of iron therapy, significant hemoglobin (Hgb) increase was observed in 30 of 33 patients. Weight gain and Hgb increase have not been found in three patients. Hgb increases in patients who gained weight more than 3 kg were found to be statistically significant than patients who gained weight 3 kg or less (P = 0.008). Conclusion Obesity and metabolic syndrome are current health problems in terms of mortality and morbidity. Weight gain related to iron therapy is a common problem in female patients with iron deficiency anemia. Patients under iron therapy should be counseled in terms of weight gain complication and benefits of diet and followed up serum ferritin and Hgb levels to prevent prolonged iron therapy. Physicians should pay attention to patients who do not gain weight without dieting.

Iron therapy for improving psychomotor development and cognitive function in children under the age of three with iron deficiency anaemia

Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) are common in young children. It has been suggested that the lack of iron may have deleterious effects on children's psychomotor development and cognitive function. To evaluate the benefits of iron therapy on psychomotor development and cognitive function in children with IDA, a Cochrane review was carried out in 2001. This is an update of that review. To determine the effects of iron therapy on psychomotor development and cognitive function in iron deficient anaemic children less than three years of age. We searched the following databases in April 2013: Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, LILACS, ClinicalTrials.gov and World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP). We also searched the reference lists of review articles and reports, and ran citation searches in the Science Citation Index for relevant studies identified by the primary search. We also contacted key authors. Studies were included if children less than three years of age with evidence of IDA were randomly allocated to iron or iron plus vitamin C versus a placebo or vitamin C alone, and assessment of developmental status or cognitive function was carried out using standardised tests by observers blind to treatment allocation. Two review authors independently screened titles and abstracts retrieved from the searches and assessed full-text copies of all potentially relevant studies against the inclusion criteria. The same review authors independently extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the eligible studies. Data were analysed separately depending on whether assessments were performed within one month of beginning iron therapy or after one month. We identified one eligible study in the update search that had not been included in the original review. In total, we included eight trials.Six trials, including 225 children with IDA, examined the effects of iron therapy on measures of psychomotor development and cognitive function within 30 days of commencement of therapy. We could pool data from five trials. The pooled difference in pre- to post-treatment change in Bayley Scale Psychomotor Development Index (PDI) between iron and placebo groups was -1.25 (95% confidence interval (CI) -4.56 to 2.06, P value = 0.65; I(2) = 33% for heterogeneity, random-effects meta-analysis; low quality evidence) and in Bayley Scale Mental Development Index (MDI) was 1.04 (95% CI -1.30 to 3.39, P value = 0.79; I(2) = 31% for heterogeneity, random-effects meta-analysis; low quality evidence).Two studies, including 160 randomised children with IDA, examined the effects of iron therapy on measures of psychomotor development and cognitive function more than 30 days after commencement of therapy. One of the studies reported the mean number of skills gained after two months of iron therapy using the Denver Developmental Screening Test. The intervention group gained 0.8 (95% CI -0.18 to 1.78, P value = 0.11, moderate quality of evidence) more skills on average than the control group. The other study reported that the difference in pre- to post-treatment change in Bayley Scale PDI between iron-treated and placebo groups after four months was 18.40 (95% CI 10.16 to 26.64, P value < 0.0001; moderate quality evidence) and in Bayley Scale MDI was 18.80 (95% CI 10.17 to 27.43, P value < 0.0001; moderate quality evidence). There is no convincing evidence that iron treatment of young children with IDA has an effect on psychomotor development or cognitive function within 30 days after commencement of therapy. The effect of longer-term treatment remains unclear. There is an urgent need for further large randomised controlled trials with long-term follow-up.

Obesity modulate serum hepcidin and treatment outcome of iron deficiency anemia in children: A case control study

BackgroundRecently, hepcidin expression in adipose tissue has been described and shown to be increased in patients with severe obesity. We tried to assess the effect of obesity on hepcidin serum levels and treatment outcome of iron deficiency anemia in children.MethodsThis was a case control study included 70 children with iron deficiency anemia "IDA" (35 obese and 35 non-obese) and 30 healthy non-obese children with comparable age and sex(control group). Parameters of iron status (Serum iron, ferritin, transferrin, total iron binding capacity and transferrin saturation) and serum hepcidin levels were assessed initially and after 3 months of oral iron therapy for IDA.ResultsCompared to the control group, serum hepcidin was significantly lower in non-obese children with IDA(p < 0.01) and significantly higher in obese children with IDA (p < 0.01). Hepcidin increased significantly in non-obese children with IDA after 3 months of iron therapy (P < 0.01). On the other hand, obese children showed non-significant change in hepcidin level after iron therapy (p > 0.05). Although hepcidin showed significant positive correlations with Hb, serum iron and transferrin saturation in non-obese children with IDA, it showed significant negative correlations with Hb, serum iron and transferrin saturation in obese children with IDA (P < 0.05).ConclusionsObesity increased hepcidin levels and was associated with diminished response to oral iron therapy in childhood iron deficiency anemia.

Double burden of iron deficiency in infancy and low socioeconomic status: a longitudinal analysis of cognitive test scores to age 19 years.

To assess change in cognitive functioning after iron deficiency in infancy, depending on socioeconomic status (SES; middle vs low). Longitudinal study. Urban community in Costa Rica (infancy phase [July 26, 1983, through February 28, 1985] through 19-year follow-up [March 19, 2000, through November 4, 2002]). A total of 185 individuals enrolled at 12 to 23 months of age (no preterm or low-birth-weight infants or infants with acute or chronic health problems). The participants were assessed in infancy and at 5, 11 to 14, 15 to 18, and 19 years of age. A total of 97% were evaluated at 5 or 11 to 14 years and 78% at 15 to 18 or 19 years. Individuals who had chronic iron deficiency in infancy (iron deficiency with hemoglobin concentrations < or =10.0 g/dL or, with higher hemoglobin concentrations, not fully corrected within 3 months of iron therapy) were compared with those who had good iron status as infants (hemoglobin concentrations > or =12.0 g/dL and normal iron measures before and/or after therapy). Cognitive change over time (composite of standardized scores at each age). For middle-SES participants, scores averaged 101.2 in the group with chronic iron deficiency vs 109.3 in the group with good iron status in infancy and remained 8 to 9 points lower through 19 years (95% confidence interval [CI], -10.1 to -6.2). For low-SES participants, the gap widened from 10 points (93.1 vs 102.8; 95% CI for difference, -12.8 to -6.6) to 25 points (70.4 vs 95.3; 95% CI for difference, 20.6 to 29.4). The group with chronic iron deficiency in infancy did not catch up to the group with good iron status in cognitive scores over time. There was a widening gap for those in low-SES families. The results suggest the value of preventing iron deficiency in infancy.

Iron therapy for improving psychomotor development and cognitive function in children under the age of three with iron deficiency anaemia.

Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) are common in young children. It has been suggested that the lack of iron may have important effects on children's psychomotor development and cognitive function. To determine the effects of iron therapy on psychomotor development and cognitive function in iron deficient children less than 3 years of age. The following databases were searched: COCHRANE LIBRARY (2000 ISSUE 4) MEDLINE (1966-August 2000) EMBASE (1980-August 2000) Latin American Database (LILACS) PsycLIT Journal articles (1974-August 2000) PsycLIT Chapters and Books (1987-August 2000) The references of identified trials and of important review articles were scrutinised. Citation searches on trials from the primary search were performed within the Science Citation Index. Key authors were contacted. Studies were included if children less than 3 years of age with evidence of iron deficiency anaemia were randomly allocated to iron or iron and vitamin C versus a placebo or vitamin C alone and assessment of developmental status or cognitive function was carried out using standardised tests by observers blind to treatment allocation. Abstracts and titles of studies identified on searches of electronic databases were read to determine whether they might meet the inclusion criteria. Full copies of those possibly meeting these criteria from electronic or other searches were assessed by two independent reviewers. Differences of opinion about suitability for inclusion were resolved by discussion. Data were analysed separately depending on whether participants had iron assessments were performed within one month of beginning iron therapy or later. Five trials, including 180 children with IDA, examined the effects of iron therapy on measures of psychomotor development between 5 and 11 days of commencement of therapy. Data from four trials could be pooled. The pooled difference in pre to post treatment change in Bayley Scale PDI between iron treated and placebo groups was -3.2 (95%CI -7.24, 0.85) and in Bayley Scale MDI, 0.55 (95% CI -2.84, 1.75). Two studies, including 160 randomised children with IDA, examined the effects of iron therapy on measures of psychomotor development more than 30 days after commencement of therapy. Aukett et al reported the mean number of skills gained after two months of iron therapy, using the Denver test. The intervention group gained 0.8 (95% CI -0.18, 1.78) more skills on average than the control group. Idjrandinata et al reported that the difference in pre to post treatment change in Bayley Scale PDI between iron treated and placebo groups after 4 months was 18.40 (95%CI 10.16, 26.64) and in Bayley Scale MDI, 18.80 (95% CI 10.19, 27.41). There is no convincing evidence that iron treatment of young children with IDA has an effect on psychomotor development discernable within 5-11 days. The effect of longer term treatment remains unclear but the data would be compatible with clinically significant benefit. There is urgent need for further randomised controlled trials with long term follow up.

Population screening for anaemia in the inner city

ABSTRACT Objective An evaluation of the effectiveness and acceptability of a screening programme for anaemia linked to routine child health surveillance. Design A community‐based study of the screening process with re‐evaluation after treatment and again 9 months later, supported by a questionnaire study of the opinions of GPs, health visitors and parents. Setting Child Health clinics and GP surgeries in an area of Birmingham with high levels of deprivation and ethnic minority groups. Subjects All 625 children turning 21 months of age during a 2‐month period who were resident in the study area. Main outcome measures Attendance for screening, haemoglobin result, compliance with medication, and post‐treatment haemoglobin. Results Sixty‐three per cent of the target population attended for blood screening. 46% of 365 children tested were anaemic (Hb &lt; 110 g/L). The thumb‐prick blood test was acceptable to children, parents and health visitors. Two months of iron therapy was effective in raising haemoglobin by a mean of 15.5 g/l, but one‐third of cases were noncompliant with oral iron. At 30 months of age, haemoglobin tended to fall in those previously not anaemic at 21 months from a mean of 122.2 to 115.5 g/l, and 33% who had been successfully treated later relapsed. Conclusions The effectiveness of the programme from the public health perspective was reduced by nonattendance. Nevertheless, it could identify and treat anaemic children successfully. Despite shortcomings, we feel that screening is a useful adjunct to ongoing primary prevention of anaemia.

Sideropenic anemia and celiac disease: one study, two points of view.

Recent studies have pointed to the relationship between iron deficiency anemia and celiac disease, although data on the prevalence of celiac disease in anemic patients have been conflicting, and there is no agreement on the best screening procedure for CD in these patients. Our aims were to evaluate the relationship between anemia and celiac disease (CD) from two different points of view--the hematology clinic and the pediatric gastroenterology department--and to evaluate the utility of anti-endomysial antibody determination in screening anemic patients for CD using human umbilical cord as substrate. We studied 130 patients with CD (58 males, 72 females; median age 18 months) diagnosed at a department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, and 85 patients with iron deficiency anemia (38 males, 47 females; median age 48 years) observed at a hematology outpatient clinic. From the 85 adult patients with iron deficiency anemia, we selected a subgroup of 25 subjects with no improvement in Hb after two months of iron therapy (80 mg/day orally). Routine hematochemical tests were performed in all 215 patients. All pediatric and adult subjects underwent immunological screening for celiac disease (AGA and EmA assay); intestinal biopsy was also performed on patients testing positive. In the adult anemic patients a serum sample was stored at -20 degrees C on first observation, and after 6-18 months EmA on human umbilical cord were assayed. In the pediatric patients with CD, anemia was observed in 91/130 patients (70% of cases, the most frequent symptom after poor growth); however, this was the only presenting symptom of CD in 2/130 patients (1.5% of cases). Anemia was sideropenic in 41/91 patients (iron <45 microg/dl, ferritin <15 microg/liter). In the adult patients with iron deficiency anemia, immunological screening (AGA and EmA) showed suspected CD in 5/85 cases (5.8%), with diagnosis confirmed on intestinal biopsy. These five patients were in the subgroup of iron supplementation therapy nonresponders. CD prevalence in the refractory anemia subgroup was, therefore, 5/25 (20%). On diagnosis the hematological indices of the anemia + CD patients were not different than those of the refractory anemia patients without CD. The median age of the CD + anemia patients was significantly lower than that of the whole group of anemic subjects, and there was also a prevalence of females (4/5 cases). The results of the EmA determination on human umbilical cord in the adult anemic patients showed a perfect concordance with those using a traditional kit that uses monkey esophagus as substrate. In the pediatric age group many cases of CD with anemia as the only sign of the disease are probably not diagnosed. In our adult patients with sideropenic anemia, CD prevalence was 5-6%; however, the observation of anemic patients not responding to oral iron therapy makes a diagnosis of CD much more probable. EmA determination on human umbilical cord is the most logical approach to screen anemic patients for suspected CD.

Iron Deficiency Anemia: Adverse Effects on Infant Psychomotor Development

In a double-blind, placebo-control prospective cohort study of 196 infants from birth to 15 months of age, assessment was made at 12 months of age of the relationship between iron status and psychomotor development, the effect of a short-term (10-day) trial of oral iron vs placebo, and the effect of long-term (3 months) oral iron therapy. Development was assessed with the mental and psychomotor indices and the infant behavior record of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development in 39 anemic, 30 control, and 127 nonanemic iron-deficient children. Anemic infants had significantly lower Mental and Psychomotor Developmental Index scores than control infants or nonanemic iron-deficient infants (one-way analysis of variance, P less than .0001). Control infants and nonanemic iron-deficient infants performed comparably. No difference was noted between the effect of oral administration of iron or placebo after 10 days or after 3 months of iron therapy. Among anemic infants a hemoglobin concentration less than 10.5 g/dL and duration of anemia of greater than 3 months were correlated with significantly lower motor and mental scores (P less than .05). Anemic infants failed specifically in language capabilities and body balance-coordination skills when compared with controls. These results, in a design in which intervening variables were closely controlled, suggest that when iron deficiency progresses to anemia, but not before, adverse influences in the performance of developmental tests appear and persist for at least 3 months despite correction of anemia with iron therapy. If these impairments prove to be long standing, prevention of iron deficiency anemia in early infancy becomes the only way to avoid them.

21. ADVERSE EFFECT OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA ON INFANT PSYCOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT

In a prospective study of a cohort of 196 infants followed from birth to 15 months of age we studied the effect of iron status at 9 and 12 months on a) psychomotor development at 12 mo; b) short term iron therapy (10d) and c) long term iron treatment (3 months). Infants were classified as 39 anemic, 30 controls and 127 iron deficient without anemia. Anemic infants had mental and psychomotor development scores significantly lower (p < 0.0001) than both controls and iron deficient anemia. No differences were detected after 10 days or 3 months of iron therapy demonstrating a long term effect. A lower hemoglobin and longer duration of anemia were correlated to poorer scores. Specific areas of impairment were language aquisition and body balance leading to walking. These results, in a study where intervening variables were carefully controlled suggest that iron deficiency anemia has an adverse effect on infant development and that this effect is not reverted after treatment of anemia.

Myeloperoxidase Activity and Bactericidal Function of PMN in Iron Deficiency

In children with iron deficiency anemia, bactericidal capacity of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) and serum opsonic activity were studied. Nitroblue tetrazolium test (NBT), hexose monophosphate (HMP) shunt activation, and myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity of PMN of these cases were also examined. Bactericidal capacity and HMP shunt activation were found to be decreased in iron deficiency anemia ( p less than 0.001). MPO activity, NBT test, and serum opsonic activity were found to be within normal limits. After 1 1/2 months of iron therapy there was an improvement in bactericidal capacity and it returned to a normal level after 3 months of therapy.