title: The vitamin B1, B2 and B6 status of school children in two resettlement areas in Northeast Thailand.
abstract: The vitamin B1, B2 and B6 status of school children were studied in the Khon Kaen resettlement and irrigation area and in the Lam-takong settlement in northease Thailand using the in vitro tests based on the erythrocyte transketolase, glutathione reductase and glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase activities. Healthy school children from the Khon Kaen University School were selected as a reference group. The results demonstrate that the vitamin B1 status in the resettlement area is sufficient, but about 20% to 35% of all the children show evidence of vitamin B2 and B6 deficiencies. It is noticed that besides a high prevalence of parasitic infections and poor hygienic conditions the protein and vitamin intake is low and improvement of the situation is necessary.
mesh_terms: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D005182:Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide; D005980:Glutathione Reductase / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011736:Pyridoxine / Q000097:blood*; D012256:Riboflavin / Q000097:blood*; D013785:Thailand; D013831:Thiamine / Q000097:blood*; D013835:Thiamine Pyrophosphate; D014174:Transketolase / Q000097:blood; D014804:Vitamin B Deficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D005182:Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide; D005980:Glutathione Reductase; D014174:Transketolase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D011736:Pyridoxine; D013835:Thiamine Pyrophosphate; D012256:Riboflavin; D013831:Thiamine