A survey on the current situation of serum vitamin A and vitamin D levels among children aged 2-<7 years of 20 cities in China

Objective: To investigate serum vitamin A and vitamin D status in children aged 2-<7 years in 20 cities in China. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 2 924 healthy children aged 2-<7 years were recruited from September 2018 to September 2019 from 20 cities in China, categorized by age groups of 2-<3 years, 3-<5 years, and 5-<7 years. The demographic and economic characteristics and health-related information of the enrolled children were investigated. Body weight and height were measured by professional staff members. The serum vitamin A and vitamin D levels were detected by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Chi-square test and Logistic regression were applied to analyze the association between vitamin A and vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency as well as their underlying impact factors. Results: The age of the 2 924 enrolled children was 4.33 (3.42, 5.17) years. There were 1 726 males (59.03%) and 1 198 females (40.97%). The prevalences of vitamin A and vitamin D deficiency in enrolled children were 2.19% (64/2 924) and 3.52% (103/2 924), respectively, and the insufficiency rates were 29.27% (856/2 924) and 22.20% (649/2 924), respectively. Children with both vitamin A and vitamin D deficiencies or insufficiencies were found in 10.50% (307/2 924) of cases. Both vitamin A (χ2=7.91 and 8.06, both P=0.005) and vitamin D (χ2=71.35 and 115.10, both P<0.001) insufficiency rates were higher in children aged 3-<5 and 5-<7 years than those in children aged 2-<3 years. Vitamin A and vitamin D supplementation in the last 3 months was a protective factor for vitamin A and D deficiency and insufficiency, respectively (OR=0.68 and 0.22, 95%CI 0.49-0.95 and 0.13-0.40, both P<0.05). The rates of vitamin A and D insufficiency was higher in children with annual household incomes <60 000 RMB than in those with annual household incomes ≥60 000 RMB (χ2=34.11 and 10.43, both P<0.01). Northwest and Southwest had the highest rates of vitamin A and vitamin D insufficiency in children aged 2-<7 yeas, respectively (χ2=93.22 and 202.54, both P<0.001). Conclusions: Among 20 cities in China, children aged 2-<7 years experience high rates of vitamin A and vitamin D insufficiency, which are affected by age, family economic level, vitamin A and vitamin D supplementation, and regional economic level. The current results suggest that high level of attention should be paid to vitamin A and vitamin D nutritional status of preschool children.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 62(2024), 3 vom: 02. März, Seite 231-238

Sprache:

Chinesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Q H [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Q [VerfasserIn]
Yang, T [VerfasserIn]
Chen, J [VerfasserIn]
Chen, L [VerfasserIn]
Xiang, X L [VerfasserIn]
Jia, F Y [VerfasserIn]
Wu, L J [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Y [VerfasserIn]
Li, L [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, J [VerfasserIn]
Ke, X Y [VerfasserIn]
Yi, M J [VerfasserIn]
Hong, Q [VerfasserIn]
Chen, J J [VerfasserIn]
Fang, S F [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Y C [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Q [VerfasserIn]
Li, T Y [VerfasserIn]

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11103-57-4
1406-16-2
English Abstract
Journal Article
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamins

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20230923-00216

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NLM368683060