Evaluation Of Iron Level In Reproductive And Postmenopausal Women In Relation To Lifestyle

Abstract

Iron is an essential element in the maintenance of cellular quasi-equilibrium and normal organs function. Deterioration of serum iron or iron-linked parameters jeopardizes the internal cellular and subcellular machinery affecting major organ function leaving great physical and mental impacts on affected patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the iron status in women considering routine daily parameters, such as age of participants, employability, and nutritional status. A total of 50 subjects were enrolled in the present study and blood was withdrawn from all of them for measurement of haemoglobin concentration and serum iron and iron-binding capacity quantification. The results confirmed that low nutritional status significantly reduced haemoglobin, serum iron, and iron-binding capacity. The result also approved that employability affects the percentage of transferrin saturation. In conclusion, routine daily activity and lifestyle unexpectedly modulated iron status, this should be considered for women who are planning for pregnancy. The outcome raises the recommendation of low-dose iron supplementation in affected target groups.