期刊
EARLY HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
卷 66, 期 2, 页码 67-79出版社
ELSEVIER SCI IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(01)00238-9
关键词
iron-deficiency anemia; spontaneous motor activity; nonanemic infants
资金
- FIC NIH HHS [T37 TW00035] Funding Source: Medline
- NICHD NIH HHS [R01 HD33487] Funding Source: Medline
This study compared spontaneous motor activity in 6-month-old Chilean infants with or without iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) who were otherwise healthy. Activity was assessed in conjunction with polysomnographic recording during an afternoon nap in 11 infants with IDA and 15 with normal hemoglobin levels. All infants were given oral iron, and activity was reassessed at 12 and 18 months. Using actigraphs placed on the ankle, the frequency of movement units per minute was determined for each waking/sleep state. The total amount of time infants were in an alert-active state before and after the nap was used to calculate the proportion of movements/minute of waking. There were no differences between anemic and nonanemic infants in total recording time, duration of sleep, or motor activity during sleep. However, infants with IDA showed reduced motor activity during waking at all ages. The magnitude of the differences increased at 12 and 18 months. Thus, IDA was associated with reduced motor activity in infants even after iron treatment. It will be important to confirm these results in a larger sample and to determine the 24-h pattern of motor activity, since reduced motor activity may limit infants' opportunities to explore and learn from the social and physical environment. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All lights reserved.
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