Iron Deficiency and Daily Physical Activity in Female Military Personnel

September 2024 in “ Bulletin of the Russian Military Medical Academy ”

А. В. Ковалев, В. В. Тишко, A. S. Polyakov, Alesya M. Glavinskaya, Elizaveta N. Egorova, Yu. I. Bulankov

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TLDR Iron deficiency is common in female military personnel but doesn't significantly impact daily physical activity.

A cross-sectional study of 135 young female military personnel found that 35.6% had latent iron deficiency and 34% had iron deficiency anemia. Symptoms like weakness, fatigue, depressive mood, and hair loss were significantly more pronounced in those with iron deficiency anemia compared to healthy individuals. Despite these symptoms, iron deficiency did not significantly impact the level of daily physical activity among the participants.

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