title: Serum vitamin C, vitamin A and carotene values in infants in SWA/Namibia.
abstract: Serum vitamin C, vitamin A and carotene concentrations were measured in 425, 256 and 256 infants aged between 3 weeks and 12 months. Vitamin C concentrations were in general satisfactory, whereas vitamin A and especially carotene concentrations were unacceptably low in a large number of infants. concentrations were not correlated with age and sex nor with breast-feeding, but low and very low concentrations were more common after 6 months. Although clinical manifestations of the vitamin deficiencies were not present, the evidence points to an increased health risk for children.
authors: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town.
authors: H D
authors: HD
authors: Heese
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D044383:Black People; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009276:Namibia; D012016:Reference Values; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin; D014801:Vitamin A; D002338:Carotenoids; D001205:Ascorbic Acid