Hematocrit, serum-iron and iron-binding capacity were used to test the iron status of a sample of fifty-six volunteer students. Subjects completed a questionnaire to examine whether a correlation exists between iron status and iron knowledge. The sample, including 20 males and 36 females, consisted of ten nutrition majors , eight biology majors, thirty-eight other majors, and eight vegetarians. The four measures revealed that a high prevalence of iron deficiency did not exist in this student population. Other findings: sex and iron status are not related; no correlation exists between iron knowledge and iron status; and vegetarians have an iron status comparable to that of non-vegetarians.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc935840 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Orgeron, Judy |
| Contributors | Knight, Enid M., Eve, Susan Brown |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 57 leaves : ill., Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Orgeron, Judy, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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