Summary of iron-related measurements in separate Bolivian provinces (mean ± 1 SD)
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| Province . | Altitude, m . | N . | Hgb, g/L* . | Ferritin, μg/L (− 1 SD, + 1 SD)† . | Receptor, mg/L . | Body iron, mg/kg . | Hgb, g/L* . | Ferritin, μg/L (− 1 SD, + 1 SD)† . | Receptor, mg/L . | Body iron, mg/kg . | ||||||
| Oruro | 3753 | 33 | 126 ± 15 | 20.1 (8.8, 45.7) | 8.25 ± 6.28 | 2.27 ± 4.36 | 110 ± 16 | 17.3 (5.4, 55.4) | 8.22 ± 4.88 | 1.59 ± 5.40 | ||||||
| Potosi | 3527 | 70 | 128 ± 15 | 24.0 (9.7, 59.1) | 6.77 ± 2.10 | 3.25 ± 3.52 | 107 ± 14 | 19.1 (6.4, 57.1) | 9.38 ± 3.18 | 1.28 ± 4.67 | ||||||
| La Paz | 3475 | 96 | 126 ± 19 | 22.0 (6.9, 70.5) | 9.08 ± 7.22 | 2.45 ± 5.77 | 109 ± 21 | 22.6 (7.6, 66.8) | 10.25 ± 7.29 | 1.93 ± 4.93 | ||||||
| Cochabamba | 2655 | 201 | 126 ± 15 | 31.7 (12.3, 81.9) | 6.30 ± 3.64 | 4.71 ± 4.20 | 110 ± 16 | 23.4 (8.6, 63.6) | 7.98 ± 4.54 | 2.76 ± 4.57 | ||||||
| Chiquisaca | 2424 | 76 | 133 ± 16 | 34.5 (14.7, 81.1) | 7.49 ± 3.76 | 4.38 ± 3.88 | 113 ± 19 | 23.6 (8.2, 67.9) | 9.27 ± 4.82 | 2.10 ± 4.56 | ||||||
| Tarija | 1289 | 57 | 127 ± 18 | 34.0 (12.7, 90.8) | 5.99 ± 2.55 | 5.00 ± 4.02 | 115 ± 19 | 13.9 (4.4, 43.5) | 9.31 ± 3.49 | 0.19 ± 5.01 | ||||||
| Santa Cruz | 485 | 232 | 128 ± 15 | 28.2 (11.7, 67.5) | 6.40 ± 2.86 | 4.13 ± 3.91 | 110 ± 15 | 22.4 (8.3, 60.5) | 9.66 ± 4.11 | 1.82 ± 4.22 | ||||||
| Beni | 156 | 29 | 120 ± 15 | 34.3 (14.2, 82.5) | 7.44 ± 3.21 | 4.29 ± 3.92 | 106 ± 19 | 20.1 (6.2, 65.1) | 12.78 ± 8.92 | 0.67 ± 4.72 | ||||||
| Pando | 156 | 6 | 101 ± 26 | 12.1 (3.1, 47.5) | 11.77 ± 10.20 | −0.62 ± 6.22 | 89 ± 17 | 14.1 (3.9, 51.4) | 13.72 ± 5.90 | −1.09 ± 6.02 | ||||||
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| Province . | Altitude, m . | N . | Hgb, g/L* . | Ferritin, μg/L (− 1 SD, + 1 SD)† . | Receptor, mg/L . | Body iron, mg/kg . | Hgb, g/L* . | Ferritin, μg/L (− 1 SD, + 1 SD)† . | Receptor, mg/L . | Body iron, mg/kg . | ||||||
| Oruro | 3753 | 33 | 126 ± 15 | 20.1 (8.8, 45.7) | 8.25 ± 6.28 | 2.27 ± 4.36 | 110 ± 16 | 17.3 (5.4, 55.4) | 8.22 ± 4.88 | 1.59 ± 5.40 | ||||||
| Potosi | 3527 | 70 | 128 ± 15 | 24.0 (9.7, 59.1) | 6.77 ± 2.10 | 3.25 ± 3.52 | 107 ± 14 | 19.1 (6.4, 57.1) | 9.38 ± 3.18 | 1.28 ± 4.67 | ||||||
| La Paz | 3475 | 96 | 126 ± 19 | 22.0 (6.9, 70.5) | 9.08 ± 7.22 | 2.45 ± 5.77 | 109 ± 21 | 22.6 (7.6, 66.8) | 10.25 ± 7.29 | 1.93 ± 4.93 | ||||||
| Cochabamba | 2655 | 201 | 126 ± 15 | 31.7 (12.3, 81.9) | 6.30 ± 3.64 | 4.71 ± 4.20 | 110 ± 16 | 23.4 (8.6, 63.6) | 7.98 ± 4.54 | 2.76 ± 4.57 | ||||||
| Chiquisaca | 2424 | 76 | 133 ± 16 | 34.5 (14.7, 81.1) | 7.49 ± 3.76 | 4.38 ± 3.88 | 113 ± 19 | 23.6 (8.2, 67.9) | 9.27 ± 4.82 | 2.10 ± 4.56 | ||||||
| Tarija | 1289 | 57 | 127 ± 18 | 34.0 (12.7, 90.8) | 5.99 ± 2.55 | 5.00 ± 4.02 | 115 ± 19 | 13.9 (4.4, 43.5) | 9.31 ± 3.49 | 0.19 ± 5.01 | ||||||
| Santa Cruz | 485 | 232 | 128 ± 15 | 28.2 (11.7, 67.5) | 6.40 ± 2.86 | 4.13 ± 3.91 | 110 ± 15 | 22.4 (8.3, 60.5) | 9.66 ± 4.11 | 1.82 ± 4.22 | ||||||
| Beni | 156 | 29 | 120 ± 15 | 34.3 (14.2, 82.5) | 7.44 ± 3.21 | 4.29 ± 3.92 | 106 ± 19 | 20.1 (6.2, 65.1) | 12.78 ± 8.92 | 0.67 ± 4.72 | ||||||
| Pando | 156 | 6 | 101 ± 26 | 12.1 (3.1, 47.5) | 11.77 ± 10.20 | −0.62 ± 6.22 | 89 ± 17 | 14.1 (3.9, 51.4) | 13.72 ± 5.90 | −1.09 ± 6.02 | ||||||