Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in children and adolescents. Methods: This was a cross‐sectional study involving 546 schoolchildren, aged between 7 and 14 years, of both genders, enrolled in public elementary schools. Blood was collected for measurement of serum retinol. The retinol concentration in the samples was determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Data were collected on anthropometrics, dietary, demographic, and socioeconomic factors. Polytomous logistic regression was used to evaluate the associations of interest. Results: Approximately 27.5% of the students had retinol values < 30 μg/dL. The multivariate analysis showed, after the appropriate adjustme...
AbstractObjectiveTo identify the prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) i...
WOS: 000291224200010PubMed ID: 21231958Aim: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), especially in its subclinica...
This study was conducted to examine the possible association between vitamin A status and overnutrit...
Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in chil...
Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in chil...
AbstractObjectiveTo identify the prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) i...
Background/Objectives: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a world public health problem contributing to t...
Background/Objectives: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a world public health problem contributing to t...
BACKGROUND: Deficiency of vitamin A has been shown to be one of the major nutritional problems among...
Background: The burden of sub-clinical vitamin A deficiency (VAD), as evident by serum retinol level...
PubMed ID: 21231958Aim: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), especially in its subclinical form, is a world h...
Objectives To investigate the prevalence of anaemia and subclinical vitamin A deficiency among adole...
Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable visual impairments in children. It is also ...
Objective: To investigate vitamin A status of pre-school and school aged children in the study area....
Objective: To investigate vitamin A deficiency of pre-school children in central and western China f...
AbstractObjectiveTo identify the prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) i...
WOS: 000291224200010PubMed ID: 21231958Aim: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), especially in its subclinica...
This study was conducted to examine the possible association between vitamin A status and overnutrit...
Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in chil...
Objective: To identify the prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in chil...
AbstractObjectiveTo identify the prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) i...
Background/Objectives: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a world public health problem contributing to t...
Background/Objectives: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a world public health problem contributing to t...
BACKGROUND: Deficiency of vitamin A has been shown to be one of the major nutritional problems among...
Background: The burden of sub-clinical vitamin A deficiency (VAD), as evident by serum retinol level...
PubMed ID: 21231958Aim: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), especially in its subclinical form, is a world h...
Objectives To investigate the prevalence of anaemia and subclinical vitamin A deficiency among adole...
Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable visual impairments in children. It is also ...
Objective: To investigate vitamin A status of pre-school and school aged children in the study area....
Objective: To investigate vitamin A deficiency of pre-school children in central and western China f...
AbstractObjectiveTo identify the prevalence and factors associated with vitamin A deficiency (VAD) i...
WOS: 000291224200010PubMed ID: 21231958Aim: Vitamin A deficiency (VAD), especially in its subclinica...
This study was conducted to examine the possible association between vitamin A status and overnutrit...