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The present study aimed to investigate the association between Fe deficiency and weight status (measured as BMI) among a representative sample of adolescent girls.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980009005187_abs2\" sec-type=\"general\"><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross-sectional study. Fe-deficient high-school girls (with or without anaemia) were selected by systematic random sampling among all students in grades 1 to 4 from high schools for girls. Blood samples were collected and analysed for Hb, haematocrit, serum ferritin, Fe and total Fe binding capacity. Weight and height were measured. BMI was calculated and compared with age- and gender-specific BMI reference values.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980009005187_abs3\" sec-type=\"general\"><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>South Iran.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980009005187_abs4\" sec-type=\"subjects\"><jats:title>Subjects<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 431 adolescent girls aged 13\u201320 years.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980009005187_abs5\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Some 15\u00b73 % of the participants were at risk for overweight and 9\u00b75 % of them were overweight. An inverse association was found between serum ferritin and BMI (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u22120\u00b738, <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic> = \u22120\u00b721, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0\u00b7001). Anaemia was more prevalent among overweight Fe-deficient adolescents than among those Fe-deficient and at risk for overweight or normal weight (34\u00b71 % <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>. 28\u00b78 % <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>. 27\u00b78 %, respectively; <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0\u00b7001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980009005187_abs6\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>An inverse association was found between BMI and serum ferritin. Overweight adolescents demonstrated an increased prevalence of Fe-deficiency anaemia. 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