Relationship between vitamin A deficiency, malnutrition, and conjunctival impression cytology
| Autor: | A Tansuhaj, R M Suskind, Somsanguan Ausayakhun, S Ruckphaopunt, G J Fuchs |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Vitamin
Male medicine.medical_specialty Cytological Techniques Medicine (miscellaneous) Nutritional Status Gastroenterology Sensitivity and Specificity chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine Cytology Prevalence Medicine Humans Child Vitamin A Nutrition and Dietetics Anthropometry business.industry Vitamin A Deficiency Retinol Infant Newborn Infant Impression cytology Nutritional status medicine.disease Thailand Nutrition Disorders Vitamin A deficiency Malnutrition Endocrinology Cross-Sectional Studies chemistry El Niño Child Preschool Female business Conjunctiva |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of clinical nutrition. 60(2) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9165 |
| Popis: | One hundred seventy-eight children from three villages were studied in a cross-sectional fashion to evaluate the efficacy of conjunctival impression cytology (CIC) to characterize vitamin A status of individual children and populations of children and to examine the relationship of vitamin A status to nutritional status. Although children with abnormal CIC results had lower retinol concentrations than those with normal CIC results (P < 0.02), CIC exhibited poor sensitivity and specificity. Results of a CIC prevalence criterion were concordant with plasma retinol criteria in characterizing the vitamin A status of each community. Plasma retinol measurements, but not CIC, were associated with height (P < 0.003) and severe stunting (P < 0.001). We conclude that although CIC was a poor indicator of an individual child's vitamin A status, it accurately characterized the risk of vitamin A deficiency of communities. Furthermore, vitamin A deficiency defined by circulating retinol measurements but not CIC is associated with poor linear growth. |
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