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Low iron

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Each score is a percentile comparing your child to other kids their age.

How severe is your child's low iron, in any blood tests?

Characteristics of Low iron

How common is Low iron?

Across kids of all ages represented on Sleuth, 15.88% of parents surveyed by Sleuth say their kids have Low iron.

Percentage of kids with Low iron by year of age

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This is based on a survey of 422 children on Sleuth. The plot shows the percentage of parents who rated their child’s Low iron “Moderate”, “Severe”, or “Very Severe” among kids in different age groups.

Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

3%

9 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

5%

17 mentions
Weekly

7%

25 mentions
Monthly

9%

30 mentions
Annually

5%

18 mentions
A Few / Several Times

3%

12 mentions
Once

3%

12 mentions
Never

64%

220 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

5%

19 mentions
Severe

6%

24 mentions
Moderate

6%

24 mentions
Mild

10%

42 mentions
Not at All

74%

313 mentions

Discussion of Low iron

What was your approach to Low iron? What were the results?

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