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The present study aimed to assess the status of Fe metabolism parameters, the prevalence of anaemia, Fe deficiency (ID) and Fe-deficiency anaemia (IDA), and the associations of these variables with obesity in Chinese schoolchildren.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980019003604_as2\" sec-type=\"other\"><jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title><jats:p>A cross-sectional study conducted in 5295 schoolchildren aged 7\u201311 years in Guangzhou, China, 2014\u20132015. Full data of anthropometric and Fe metabolic parameters were collected to assess obesity, anaemia, ID and IDA. Logistic regression models were established to determine the possible associations of anaemia, ID and IDA with obesity. Two-tailed <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> values of &lt;0\u00b705 was considered statistically significant.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980019003604_as3\" sec-type=\"other\"><jats:title>Setting:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Guangzhou City, China.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980019003604_as4\" sec-type=\"other\"><jats:title>Participants:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Schoolchildren aged 7\u201311 years (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> 5295).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980019003604_as5\" sec-type=\"other\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>In this sample, mean Hb concentration was 128\u00b71 g\/l and the prevalence of anaemia, ID and IDA was 6\u00b76, 6\u00b72 and 0\u00b76 %, respectively. Of the participants, 14\u00b70 % were overweight and 8\u00b78 % were obese. Importantly, obesity was associated with lower anaemia risk (adjusted OR = 0\u00b7553; 95 % CI 0\u00b7316, 0\u00b7968) but higher ID risk (adjusted OR = 1\u00b7808; 95 % CI 1\u00b7146, 2\u00b7853) after adjustment for confounders. No significant relationship was found between obesity and IDA.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980019003604_as6\" sec-type=\"other\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our results confirmed that anaemia and ID remain public health concerns among schoolchildren in Guangzhou, while IDA is remarkably less prevalent. Furthermore, obesity was associated with lower anaemia risk, but higher ID risk. 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