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Multiethnic, primary care\u2013based screening (2001-2003) was performed at 5 field centers (4 in the US and 1 in Canada). Volunteer women aged 25 years and older were recruited at primary care venues associated with the field centers. Data were analyzed from June to December 2023.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>Measures included transferrin saturation, serum ferritin level, and self-reported age, pregnancy, and race and ethnicity. Three iron deficiency definitions were studied: (1) combined transferrin saturation less than 10% and serum ferritin less than 15 ng\/mL (HEIRS), (2) serum ferritin less than 15 ng\/mL (World Health Organization [WHO]), and (3) serum ferritin less than 25 ng\/mL (a threshold for iron-deficient erythropoiesis [IDE]).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Among 62\u202f685 women (mean [SD] age, 49.58\u2009[14.27] years), 1957 women (3.12%) had iron deficiency according to the HEIRS definition, 4659 women (7.43%) had iron deficiency according to the WHO definition, and 9611 women (15.33%) had iron deficiency according to the IDE definition. Among 40\u202f381 women aged 25 to 54 years, 1801 women (4.46%) had iron deficiency according to HEIRS, 4267 women (10.57%) had iron deficiency according to WHO, and 8573 women (21.23%) had iron deficiency according to IDE. Prevalence rates of iron deficiency among 2039 women aged 25 to 44 years who reported pregnancy were 5.44% (111 women) according to HEIRS, 18.05% (368 women) according to WHO, and 36.10% (736 women) according to IDE. Iron deficiency prevalence by the 3 respective definitions increased significantly in each racial and ethnic group and was significantly higher among Black and Hispanic participants than Asian and White participants. The relative iron deficiency prevalence among the 62\u202f685 women increased 2.4-fold (95% CI, 2.3-2.5; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001) using the WHO definition and increased 4.9-fold (95% CI, 4.7-5.2; P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u2009.001) using the IDE definition.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>Three definitions of iron deficiency were associated with significantly different prevalence of iron deficiency in women, regardless of self-reported age, pregnancy, or race and ethnicity. 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