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Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional deficiency primarily in developing countries.

This study evaluates the effect of IDA on language development in preschool children.

The study is a multicenter, comparative cross-sectional study included 226 children between ages 4–6 years. The children were classified into two groups’ anemic (patients) and non anemic (controls) according to the hemoglobin level. All anemic children subjected to complete iron study including; Serum iron, total iron binding capacity (TIBC), Serum ferritin level, to confirm the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia. Cognitive assessment was done using the Arabic translation Stanford Binet intelligence scale, version four which comprised of four cognitive area scores; visual reasoning, verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning and short-term memory. Measurement of IQ and mental age were …