Ocular manifestation of vitamin A deficiency among Orang asli (Aborigine) children in Malaysia
| Autor: | Halimah Abdullah Sani, Noor Hayati Mohd Isa, Shahrom Yusof, Rohani Abdul Kadir, Zainal A.A. Hasan, S. Selvaraj, Nor F. Ngah, Norhayati Moktar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Conjunctiva Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Adolescent Eye Diseases Corneal xerosis Medicine (miscellaneous) Age Distribution Night Blindness Ophthalmology medicine Humans Xerophthalmia Sex Distribution Child Nutrition and Dietetics Blindness business.industry Vitamin A Deficiency Racial Groups Malaysia Infant medicine.disease Dermatology Predictive value eye diseases Vitamin A deficiency medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Age distribution Female sense organs business |
| Zdroj: | Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition. 11(2) |
| ISSN: | 0964-7058 |
| Popis: | This study determined the prevalence of ocular manifestation of vitamin A deficiency in Orang Asli (Aborigine) children. Night blindness was found in 16.0% of the children, conjunctiva xerosis in 57.3%, Bitot’s spot in 2.8%, corneal xerosis in 0.5% and corneal scars in 5.6%. These findings show that history of night blindness had sensitivity, specificity and predictive value (positive) of 47.2, 98.1 and 96.2%, respectively, compared with the standard diagnosis procedure using luxometer readings. |
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