Publication: The Prevalence of Inadequate Vitamin A Nutriture in Preschool Children of North and Northeast Thailand
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1997-01-01
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01252208
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Mahidol University
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Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.80, No.3 (1997)
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Luecha Wanaratna, Sangsom Sinawat, Emorn Vasantavisuthi, Vallop Thaineua The Prevalence of Inadequate Vitamin A Nutriture in Preschool Children of North and Northeast Thailand. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.80, No.3 (1997). Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/18208
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The Prevalence of Inadequate Vitamin A Nutriture in Preschool Children of North and Northeast Thailand
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Previous surveys have suggested that preschool children in the North and Northeast of Thailand are at risk of inadequate vitamin A nutriture. Therefore, vitamin A status was assessed in 996 children aged 2-6 years in the North and Northeast Thailand during the dry (Feb.-April) and rainy (Sept.-Nov.) seasons. Approximately 1 per cent of samples during both periods exhibited serum retinol concentrations below 10 mcg/dl with means (± SD) concentration of 29±9.8 mcg/dl in the dry season and 37±15.4 mcg/dl in the rainy season. About one fifth of the studied children showed abnormal CIC and depleted liver stores (RDR > 20%). High risk areas were ranked and corresponded well by these 2 indicators. Therefore, it is concluded that the magnitude of the problem estimated by RDR and CIC are a more precise measurement of marginal vitamin A status than serum vitamin A level alone and about one-fifth of preschool children in the North and Northeast regions of Thailand experience subclinical vitamin A deficiency.