Hemoglobin levels in children from a biracial southern community

R.R. Frerichs, L.S. Webber, S.R. Srinivasan and G.S. Berenson

American Journal of Public Health, 1977, vol. 67, issue 9, 841-845

Abstract: Hemoglobin levels were determined for 4.081 children, ages 2 1/2-14 years, from a biracial southern community. Black children had lower levels of hemoglobin than white children at every age interval with a mean difference of 0.64 gm/dl. This difference persisted even when comparing children from similar socioeconomic level households. If black children maintain lower hemoglobin levels consistent with optimum health than do white children, then different hemoglobin standards may be warranted for each race.

Date: 1977
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