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| u | prevalence of
iron deficiency was greatest |
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| – | toddlers aged
1--2 years (7%) |
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| – | adolescent and
adult females aged 12--49 |
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| years (9%--16%) |
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| u | The prevalence
of iron deficiency was |
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two times higher among |
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| non-Hispanic
black and Mexican-American |
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| females
(19%--22%) than among non- |
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| Hispanic white
females (10%). |
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| www.cdc.gov
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