Open AccessVitamin A deficiency and association between serum retinol and IGF-1 concentrations in Brazilian children with Down syndrome
Author(s) -
Ivan Savioli Ferraz,
Débora Mônica Costa Vieira,
Luíz Antônio Del Ciampo,
Fábio da Veiga Ued,
Ane Cristina Fayão Almeida,
Alceu Afonso Jordão,
Davi Casale Aragon,
Edson Zangiacomi Martinez,
Carlos Eduardo Martinelli,
Carlos Alberto NogueiradeAlmeida
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
jornal de pediatria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1678-4782
pISSN - 0021-7557
DOI - 10.1016/j.jped.2021.04.003
Subject(s) - medicine , retinol , vitamin a deficiency , vitamin , diarrhea , percentile , endocrinology , vitamin d deficiency , gastroenterology , vitamin d and neurology , statistics , mathematics
To determine the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and serum concentrations of retinol, correlating them with IGF-1 concentrations in preschoolers with DS.