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Estado nutricional de vitamina A no binômio mãe/recém-nascido em duas maternidades no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Rejane Andréa Ramalho. Luiz Antonio dos Anjos, Hernando Flores
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brasil.
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SUMMARY
Vitamin A status in mother/newborn pairs from two health facilities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The aim of the present study was to assess maternal and newbom (umbilical blood) vitamin status in 220 mothers/newboms at birth from two public health centers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The proportion of low retinal levels (cut-off point 1.05 mmol/L) in the umbilical cord of new (55.4%) was gteater than found in their mothers (23.6%). A highly ignificant correlation (X2 =14.2; p<0.0001) was found between the levels of retinol of mothers and newboms. The overall prevalence of low levels of retinol in the mother was 23.6% whereas that of newboms was 55,4%. Umbilical cord mean concentration less than 1.05 mmol/L was significantly lower (2.49±1.08 mmol/L) in mother vitamin A deficiency (3.21± 0.97 mmol/L; p < 0.0001). Low birth weight was associated with vitamin A deficiency (X2 = 6.86; p< 0.01). These data reinforce the need for close pre-natal attention in vitamin A status.
Key words: Vitamin A, newboms, nutritional status, hypovitaminosis A, vitamin A deficiency.
Recibido: 05/10/1998
Aceptado: 23/07/1999
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