Dietary vitamin A intake and serum retinol concentrations of preschool children from different socio-economical levels in İzmir, Turkey
| Autor: | Mahir Tanrıverdi, N Zafer Kurugöl, Rasit Vural Yagci, Sadik Aksit, Levent Midyat |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Vitamin
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study business.industry Birth weight Population Retinol Gestational age General Medicine medicine.disease Vitamin A deficiency chemistry.chemical_compound Malnutrition chemistry Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine business education Subclinical infection |
| Zdroj: | Acta Paediatrica. 100:e24-e27 |
| ISSN: | 0803-5253 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02142.x |
| Popis: | AIM: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) especially in its subclinical form is a world health problem in young children. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of VAD among preschool children in various socio-economic groups in Izmir Turkey. METHODS: One hundred and one children aged 24-59 months were selected for the study with cluster sampling method. A questionnaire was completed by the parents and the dietary pattern was assessed by using a 3-day dietary record method. RESULTS: Mean serum retinol concentration of the children was 28.3 +/- 10.2 mug/dL. Serum vitamin A concentration of two children (2%) was below 10 mug/dL (VAD) whereas 18 (18%) children had vitamin A concentrations between 10 and 20 mug/dL (subclinical deficiency). We did not find any relationship between mean serum retinol concentrations and the independent variables such as socio-economical levels age groups birth weight and gestational age. However there was a statistically significant positive correlation between serum retinol concentrations and weight-for-age and weight-for-height Z scores of the children (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Because one-fifth of the children under 5 years have VAD in Izmir Turkey nutrition education must be given to the families during well-child care visits and routine vitamin supplementation should be considered especially in children with malnutrition. (c) 2011 The Author(s)/Acta Paediatrica (c) 2011 Foundation Acta Paediatrica. |
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