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ArticleThe British journal of nutrition2025

Malaria infection confounds inflammation-adjusted micronutrient biomarker concentrations in children and women in Malawi: a secondary analysis of the 2015/2016 Malawi micronutrient survey.

Fanny Sandalinas, Edward J M Joy, Heidi Hopkins, Blessings H Likoswe, Tineka Blake, Hanqi Luo, Melissa F Young, Christian Bottomley, Parminder S Suchdev, Suzanne Filteau

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Fanny SandalinasFaculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0213-4822
Edward J M JoyFaculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0106-866X
Heidi HopkinsFaculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1076-6758
Blessings H LikosweDepartment of Public Health, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4583-7683
Tineka BlakeSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
Hanqi LuoHubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6253-5818
Melissa F YoungHubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2768-1673
Christian BottomleyFaculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5241-8412
Parminder S SuchdevHubert Department of Global Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0350-3469
Suzanne FilteauFaculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1119-6825

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Gates Foundation INV-002855
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Abstract

Inflammation and infections such as malaria affect concentrations of many micronutrient biomarkers and hence estimates of nutritional status. We aimed to assess the relationship between malaria infection and micronutrient biomarker concentrations in pre-school children (PSC), school-age children (SAC) and women of reproductive age (WRA) in Malawi and examine the potential role of malarial immunity on the relationship between malaria and micronutrient biomarkers. Data from the 2015/2016 Malawi micronutrient survey were used. The associations between current or recent malaria infection, detected by rapid diagnostic test and concentration of serum ferritin, soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), zinc, serum folate, red blood cell folate and vitamin B

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InflammationMalariaMicronutrientsAdolescentAdultBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFerritinsFolic AcidHumansMalawiMaleNutritional StatusYoung AdultBiomarkersFerritinsFolic AcidMicronutrientsZincFerritinFolateInflammationMalariaMicronutrient biomarkers

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