Hematologic studies of Filipino children, I: hemoglobin estimation by the iron method

ABSTRACT

The blood iron content of 156 boys and 100 girls was determined, using Duprays method, and from this the hemoglobin content was calculatedThe mean iron content found in 156 boys was 44.77 + 0.08776 mg. per 100 cc., with a standard deviation of 1.625 and a coefficient of variation of 3.629. This is equivalent to 13.35 + 0.02498 gm. in terms of hemoglobin per 100 cc., with a standard deviation of 0.4626 and a coefficient of variation of 3.465. The mean iron found for 100 girls was 44.65 + 0.12701 mg. per 100 cc., with a standard deviation of 1.883 and a coefficient of variation of 4.217. This is equivalent to 13.31 + 0.03484 gm. hemoglobin per 100 cc., with a standard deviation of 0.5166 and a coefficient of variation of 4.345We did not find any correlation between age and hemoglobin content in this series nor in the series reported by Osgood and Baker. We found also that sex has no influence at all on the hemoglobin content. This is quite in agreement with the conclusion of Mengrave and Andersen and also with that of Winocur. Neither has underweight any effect on the hemoglobin content. The same conclusion has been reached by WinocurIn comparing the results obtained with the iron method with those obtained with the Talquist method, we found that the figures are very close to each other provided that the sample is taken from the vein.(Summary and Conclusions)