Vitamin A status of healthy infants in Ankara, Turkey.
Vitamin A deficiency is considered widespread health problem among children in developing countries. There are a limited number of studies related to the vitamin A status of children in Turkey. We studied serum vitamin A levels in 80 healthy children less than 2 years of age admitted to Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital for measles immunization. Vitamin A levels were determined by high performance liquid chromatography, and ranged from 8.5 to 34 micrograms/dl (mean 23.54 +/- 6.86 micrograms/dl). We have shown that subclinical vitamin A deficiency is an important public health problem in Ankara, as approximately 30 percent of the children examined were found to have low levels of serum vitamin A (< 20 micrograms/dl).
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Department of Endocrinology, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara.
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D000704:Analysis of Variance; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood; D014802:Vitamin A Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
D014801:Vitamin A