Iron Deficiency Status and Anaemia among Athletes in Osogbo, Nigeria

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Published: 2024-04-22
Keywords:
iron deficiency, aneamia, iron depletion, athletes

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Bamisaye E. Oluwaseyi
Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria;
Salau O. Abidemi
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria;
Adebayo S. Ronke
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria;
Adebayo Shade
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria;
Akanni E. Olufemi
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria.

Abstract

BACKGROUND


Athletes are highly at risk of minimal iron consumption due to the nature of their diet which is mainly based on calorie consideration without regard for an iron-embedded diet. This study determined the iron deficiency status and anaemia in athletes across all sports in Osogbo, Nigeria.


 

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Vol. 35 No. 3 (2022): The African Journal of Health Sciences

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© 2024 The authors. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

 

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Iron Deficiency Status and Anaemia among Athletes in Osogbo, Nigeria. (2024). African Journal of Health Sciences, 35(3), 279-287. https://ojs.ajhsjournal.or.ke/index.php/home/article/view/272

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