The Global Prevalence of Iron Deficiency in Collegiate Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

ABSTRACT Athletes are at high risk of iron deficiency even without anemia. In this systematic review and meta‐analysis that included 17,519 athletes in 122 references from 23 countries, participating in 62 unique sports over a 41‐year timeframe, approximately 53.9% of student‐athletes were found to...

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Published in:	Pediatric blood & cancer Vol. 72; no. 2; pp. e31415 - n/a
Main Authors:	Thompson, Christineil, Block, Darci, Wang, Zhen, Foster, Nathan, Hassett, Leslie C., Steien, Dana, Galardy, Paul, Al‐Huniti, Ahmad
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2025
Subjects:	athlete Athletes - statistics & numerical data college Deficiency diseases Ferritin Global Health - statistics & numerical data Humans international Iron Deficiencies - diagnosis Iron Deficiencies - epidemiology Iron Deficiencies - prevention & control Iron deficiency Meta-analysis nutrition Prevalence Students - statistics & numerical data college nutrition iron deficiency international athlete
ISSN:	1545-5009, 1545-5017, 1545-5017
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