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The double burden of malnutrition in Mexican adolescents

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Iron deficiency and depressive symptoms
Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Registration Number
ISRCTN65337024
Lead Sponsor
niversidad de Monterrey
Brief Summary

2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35583048/ (added 15/09/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
408
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adolescent girls aged 12 to 19 inclusive attending public schools.
2. Written consent from the parents or legal guardians
3. Written consent from the adolescents
4. Considered to be in good health

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of chronic disease that may affect iron status.
2. History of major surgery in the last month (at the moment of recruitment).
3. Regular use of antibiotics.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> All outcome measures were assessed at a single timepoint.<br> 1. Serum ferritin level measured using in-house sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of serum samples<br> 2. Serum transferrin receptor level measured using in-house sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of serum samples<br> 3. Depressive symptoms score assessed by the Six-item Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (6-KADS)<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Anemia measured using a Hemocue 201+ portable photometer apparatus to assess hemoglobin in capillary blood<br> 2. Gut microbiota composition in fecal samples assessed by 16s rRNA sequencing. This analysis is on hold as the Microbiology Lab of Wageningen University has suspended activities due to COVID-19.<br>
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