Anthropometric indices and serum retinol levels of children under age five years from the State of Paraiba, Brazil

作者：de Queiroz Daiane; Paiva Adriana de Azevedo; Da Fonseca Almeida Gama Jacqueline Santos; Lima Zilka Nanes; Figueroa Pedraza Dixis^*

来源：Revista de Nutricao-Brazilian Journal of Nutrition, 2013, 26(5): 563-570.

• Growth
• Vitamin A deficiency
• Nutritional status
• Vitamin A

Objective
This study assessed the relationship between anthropometric indices and the serum retinol level of children under age five years from the State of Paraiba.
Methods
This cross-sectional, population-based study measured the serum retinol level of 1,205 children to determine their vitamin A status and assessed their weight-for-height and height-for-age to determine their nutritional status.
Results
Stunted children aged 6 to 12 months had lower serum retinol levels than normal-height children (p=0.02).
Conclusion
The association between stunting and low serum retinol levels in young children shows their greater vulnerability to vitamin and growth deficits.

• 出版日期2013-10