Data from other national studies of children aged one to five years such as NFCS-FB-I [27] showed that about 14% had a poor iron status and SAVACG reported that iron deficiency was present in 10%, with IDA detected in 5% (Hb < 110 g/l and ferritin < 12 μg/l) [26]. Here, GSTM1 is linked to nutritional disorder.