TY - JOUR
T1 - Iron Supplementation : Oral Tablets Versus Intramuscular Injection
AU - Dawson, Brian
AU - Goodman, Carmel
AU - Blee, T.
AU - Claydon, G.
AU - Peeling, Peter
AU - Beilby, John
AU - Prins, A.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Non-anemic, iron depleted women were randomly assigned to an injection group (IG) or oral group (OG) to assess which method is more efficient for increasing iron stores over a short time period. IG received a course of 5 x 2 mL intramuscular injections over 10 d, and OG received one tablet daily for 30 d. Fourteen, 21 and 28 d after commencing supplementation, ferritin concentration in OG significantly increased from baseline (means standard error: 27 3 to 40 5 to 41 +/- 5 to 41 +/- 5 mu g/L; P < 0.01). Similarly, on days 15, 20, and 28 post the first injection, ferritin concentration in IG significantly increased from baseline (means standard error: 20 +/- 2 to 71 +/- 17 to 63 +/- 11 to 63 +/- 7 mu g/L; P < 0.01), and was also significantly greater than OG at day 15 and 28 (P < 0.05). Iron injections are significantly more effective (both in time and degree of increase) in improving ferritin levels over 30 d than oral tablets.
AB - Non-anemic, iron depleted women were randomly assigned to an injection group (IG) or oral group (OG) to assess which method is more efficient for increasing iron stores over a short time period. IG received a course of 5 x 2 mL intramuscular injections over 10 d, and OG received one tablet daily for 30 d. Fourteen, 21 and 28 d after commencing supplementation, ferritin concentration in OG significantly increased from baseline (means standard error: 27 3 to 40 5 to 41 +/- 5 to 41 +/- 5 mu g/L; P < 0.01). Similarly, on days 15, 20, and 28 post the first injection, ferritin concentration in IG significantly increased from baseline (means standard error: 20 +/- 2 to 71 +/- 17 to 63 +/- 11 to 63 +/- 7 mu g/L; P < 0.01), and was also significantly greater than OG at day 15 and 28 (P < 0.05). Iron injections are significantly more effective (both in time and degree of increase) in improving ferritin levels over 30 d than oral tablets.
M3 - Article
SN - 1526-484X
VL - 16
SP - 180
EP - 186
JO - International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
JF - International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
IS - 2
ER -