Screening data from a statewide lead poisoning prevention program between April 1990 and March 1991 were examined by Sargent et al. (A-31) in an effort to learn more about community risk factors for iron deficiency in young children. Study subjects ranged in age between 6 and 59 months.

Among 1860 children with Hispanic surnames, 338 had iron deficiency. Four-hundred-fifty-seven of 1139 with Southeast Asian surnames and 1034 of 8814 children with other surnames had iron deficiency.