title: Plasma vitamin C status of adolescent girls in a slum of Delhi.
abstract: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 775 adolescent girls (11-18 years) residing in a slum of Delhi to assess plasma vitamin C levels. The mean (SD) plasma levels of vitamin C were 0.76 (0.45) mg/dL. Overall, 6.3% and 27.6% girls had deficient (<0.2 mg/dL) and suboptimal levels (0.2-0.49 mg/dL) of plasma vitamin C, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Promotion of Nutrition Research and Training with special focus on North-East, Tribal and Inaccessible Population, ICMR, New Delhi. *gstoteja@gmail.com.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Toteja
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D001206:Ascorbic Acid Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D009752:Nutritional Status / Q000502:physiology*; D011204:Poverty Areas; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D001205:Ascorbic Acid