Year: 2023 | Month: September | Volume: 10 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 492-499
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20230950
Correlation of Iron, Vitamin C and Vitamin A Intake with Ferritin Levels in Third Trimester Pregnant Women at Andalas Health Center in 2023
Mira Arnita1, Arni Amir2, Afdal Afdal3, Delmi Sulastri4, Defrin Defrin5, Dessi Arisanty6
1Midwifery Master's Program, Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, Indonesia
2Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
3Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
4Department of Nutrition, Public Health Sciences, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
5Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
6Department of Biochemistry , Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Arni Amir
ABSTRACT
Iron deficiency anemia is a disease related to nutrition. Ferritin examination is one of the parameters for determining iron deficiency anemia, especially in pregnant women. Ferritin is an iron reserve that is stored in the liver and bone marrow. In iron metabolism, the first sign of anemia can be seen from a decrease in ferritin reserves in the blood. This study aims to examine the relationship between intake of iron, vitamin C and vitamin A with ferritin levels in third trimester pregnant women. This research is an observational analytical study using a cross-sectional design. Data collection was carried out in the Andalas Community Health Center work area in June – July 2023. The sampling technique was proportional sampling, totaling 35 pregnant women. Data on intake of iron, vitamin C and vitamin A were collected using the FFQ questionnaire and data collection on ferritin levels was carried out by taking maternal blood for examination using the ELISA method at the Biomedical Laboratory of Andalas University. The data normality test was carried out using the Shapiro Wilk test and data analysis used the Pearson correlation test. The results showed that the mean ferritin level was 25.10 µg/L, iron intake was 21.13 mg, vitamin C intake was 40.91 mg, vitamin A intake was 602.33 µgRE. There is a significant relationship between iron intake, vitamin C and vitamin A intake with ferritin levels. The conclusion of this study is that there is a positive correlation with a strong correlation between iron, vitamin C and vitamin A intake and ferritin levels in third trimester pregnant women.
Keywords: Ferritin, Iron intake, Vitamin C intake, Vitamin A intake, SQ-FFQ
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