Deficiência de vitamina A em pré-escolares da cidade do Recife, Nordeste do Brasil

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dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, Maria Magdala Sales de
dc.contributor.authorCabral, Poliana Coelho
dc.contributor.authorDiniz, Alcides da Silva
dc.contributor.authorFisberg, Mauro [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorFisberg, Regina Mara [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorArruda, Ilma Kruze Grande de
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-15T13:56:04Z
dc.date.available2018-06-15T13:56:04Z
dc.date.issued2010-03-01
dc.description.abstractVitamin A deficiency in preschool children of Recife, Northeast of Brazil. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the extent of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among preschool children in the city of Recife, Northeast Brazil. The sample comprised 344 children of both sexes, 24 to 60 months old, in 18 public day care centres in the city of Recife, in 2007. The nutritional status of vitamin A was assessed by biochemical (serum retinol) and dietetic (vitamin A rich-food consumption) indicators and the pondo-stature status through anthropometric indicators weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height. The prevalence of hyporetinolemia (<0.70 mu mol / L) was 7.7% (IC95% 4.88 - 11.81), which characterizes the VAD as a light-type public health problem, according to World Health Organization criteria. On the other hand, 29.6% (IC95% 24.22 - 35.63) of children had acceptable or marginal levels (0.70 to 1.04 mu mol/L) of retinol. Regarding the vitamin A rich-food intake, values below the EAR (Estimated Average Requirement) - 210 mu g/day for children of 1 to 3 years old and 275 mu g/day for children of 4 to 8 years old - were 8.1% and 21.3% respectively. The prevalence of anthropometrical deficits (<-2 scores -Z) in preschool children were 2.5% for the indicator weight-for-age, 8.6% for height-for-age and 1.5% for weight-for-height. The research findings point out to the importance of institutionalization for the appropriate nutritional status of children and maintenance of adequate reserves of vitamin A. However, more studies are needed focusing on non-institutionalized preschool, or children living outside the privileged environment of public day care centres.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Pernambuco UFPF, Recife, PE, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sao Paulo, Fac Saude Publ, BR-05508 Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniv Fed Sao Paulo UNIFESP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.format.extent36-41
dc.identifierhttp://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-06222010000100006&lng=es&nrm=iso&tlng=pt
dc.identifier.citationArchivos Latinoamericanos De Nutricion. Caracas: Archivos Latinoamericanos Nutricion, v. 60, n. 1, p. 36-41, 2010.
dc.identifier.fileS0004-06222010000100006.pdf
dc.identifier.issn0004-0622
dc.identifier.scieloS0004-06222010000100006
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/42686
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000284296900006
dc.language.isopor
dc.publisherArchivos Latinoamericanos Nutricion
dc.relation.ispartofArchivos Latinoamericanos De Nutricion
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectFood consumptionen
dc.subjectpreschool childrenen
dc.subjectvitamin Aen
dc.subjectvitamin A deficiencyen
dc.subjectserum retinolen
dc.titleDeficiência de vitamina A em pré-escolares da cidade do Recife, Nordeste do Brasilpt
dc.title.alternativeVitamin A deficiency in preschool children of Recife, Northeast of Brazilen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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