Vitamin A deficiency and association between serum retinol and IGF-1 concentrations in Brazilian children with Down syndrome
Abstract Objective: To determine the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and serum concentrations of retinol, correlating them with IGF-1 concentrations in preschoolers with DS. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted on 47 children with DS aged 24 to 72 months, in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. VAD was determined by the relative dose-response (RDR) test. Retinol serum concentration ≤ 0.70 μmol/L and IGF-1 serum concentration below the 3rd percentile for sex and age were considered to represent deficiency. C-reactive protein (CRP) was determined at the beginning of the study. Weight, height, and information about fever and/or diarrhea were obtained at the beginning of the study. Results: VAD prevalence was 25.5% (12/47), and 74.5% (35/47) of the children had deficient retinol before the intervention. CRP was not associated with VAD. Mean IGF-1 were 103.5 ng/mL (SD = 913) for the group with VAD and 116.3 ng/mL (SD = 54.9) for the group with no VAD (p-value = 0.85); 8.5% (4/47) of the children showed deficient IGF-1, but without VAD. No association was observed between VAD and IGF-1 deficiency. A moderate positive correlation was observed between pre-intervention retinol and IGF-1 (ρ = 0.37; p-value = 0.01). Conclusion: a high prevalence of VAD and deficient retinol was observed and there was a positive correlation between serum retinol and IGF-1.
Main Authors: | Ferraz,Ivan Savioli, Vieira,Débora Mônica Costa, Ciampo Jr.,Luiz Antonio Del, Ued,Fábio da Veiga, Almeida,Ane Cristina Fayão, Jordão Jr.,Alceu Afonso, Aragon,Davi Casale, Martinez,Edson Zangiacomi, Martinelli Jr.,Carlos Eduardo, Nogueira-de-Almeida,Carlos Alberto |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria
2022
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-75572022000100076 |
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