Serum vitamin A among children aged 0-16 in Nantong
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.11.008
- VernacularTitle:南通市0~16岁儿童血清维生素A现况
- Author:
XU Zhanbin, NI Yufei,XU Xiaojing
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Author Information
1. Child Health Section, Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University,Nantong (226018), Jiangsu Province, China
- Publication Type:期刊文章
- Keywords:
Serum;
Vitamin A;
Vitamin A deficiency;
Nutritional status;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2020;41(11):1629-1630
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand the serum vitamin A level of children aged 0-16 years in Nantong City, and to provide reference for scientific supplement of vitamin A for children and prevention of related diseases.
Methods:A cross-sectional survey method was used to detect the serum vitamin A level of 3 271 children aged 0-16 years old by using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in Nantong Maternal and Child Health hospital from January 2017 to December 2018, and the general information of children was collected.
Results:The results showed that the average serum vitamin A concentration of 0-16 years old children was(0.31±0.08)mg/L, boys was(0.31±0.08)mg/L, which was lower than that of girls(0.32±0.09)mg/L. The proportion of insufficient and deficient vitamin A in boys was higher than that in girls(P<0.01); The levels of serum vitamin A were different by age groups, from high to low were >12~16, >6~12, >3~6, >1~3, ≤1 years old, the difference was statistically significant(F=3.48，P<0.05). The results showed that the proportion of normal, insufficient and deficient vitamin A in rural children were 51.2%, 43.5% and 5.3%, respectively. The proportion of vitamin A deficiency and deficiency in rural children was higher than that in urban areas(χ2=18.86，P<0.01).
Conclusion:The proportion of vitamin A insufficieng and deficiency among children in Nantong is higher, boys show worse vitamin A status compared of girls. More attention should be paid to these children and prevention of related diseases.
