4. Discussion
The prevalence of anemia and depleted iron stores in the
present study was 50.5% (193/382), namely, anemia in 18.3%
(70/382) and depleted iron stores in 32.2% (123/382). Our
results are in accordance with other studies performed in
European countries [15]. A higher parity was observed in
women with iron deficiency anemia and depleted iron stores.