| Breast-feeding, dietary intakes and their associations with subclinical vitamin A deficiency in children in Anhui Province, China. | |
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PMID: 17381925 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the associations between breast-feeding, dietary intakes and other related factors and subclinical vitamin A deficiency (SVAD) in children aged 0-5 years in an area in China where mild vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is found. METHODS: Data were from a population-based cross-sectional study with 1052 children aged 0-5 years. SVAD cases were identified by the indicator of serum retinol<or=20 microg dl(-1). Breast-feeding status, dietary intakes and other factors were collected through a pre-designed questionnaire. RESULTS: The prevalence of SVAD in children aged 0-5 years was 6.9%. Logistic regression analysis showed that the odds ratio of SVAD for breastfeeding was 3.56 (95% confidence limits (95% CL) 2.17-5.82). After adjustment for sex, age in categories, residence, mother's education, mother's occupation, vitamin A preparation supplements, rank in siblings and diarrhoea, the odds ratio for breast-feeding fell to 2.38 (95% CL 1.13-4.95). The odds ratios for breast-feeding within children aged 1 year were 5.46 (95% CL 2.07-15.03) and 4.6 (95% CL 1.72-12.82) before and after adjustment of other confounders, respectively. The odds ratios for breast-feeding did not show statistical significance within children aged 0 or 2 years. The odds ratios decreased, but remained statically significant after further adjustments for individual dietary factor or all dietary factors. CONCLUSION: Breast-feeding was a risk factor of SVAD for children, especially for those aged 1 year. The differences in dietary intakes and other established risk factors could not fully explain the increased risk. This finding implies that prolonged breast-feeding alone may not ensure protection of children from VAD in an area with mild SVAD. |
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Authors:
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Yewu Zhang; Fangbiao Tao; Huiping Yin; Xiaoming Zhu; Guoping Ji; Shenghua Kong; Qinhua Song; Jianhua Chen; Chengzhi Chu; Zhu Li |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2007-03-05 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Public health nutrition Volume: 10 ISSN: 1368-9800 ISO Abbreviation: Public Health Nutr Publication Date: 2007 Jul |
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Created Date: 2007-06-06 Completed Date: 2007-08-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9808463 Medline TA: Public Health Nutr Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 733-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Health Science Center, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Haidan District, 100083 Beijing, PR China. |
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Age Factors Breast Feeding* / adverse effects, epidemiology Child, Preschool China / epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Female Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Logistic Models Male Nutritional Requirements Nutritional Status* Odds Ratio Questionnaires Risk Factors Vitamin A / administration & dosage*, blood* Vitamin A Deficiency / blood, epidemiology* Vitamins / administration & dosage, blood |
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0/Vitamins; 11103-57-4/Vitamin A |
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