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Document 0183
DOCN M9550183
TI Vitamin A deficiency in non-vitamin-supplemented patients with AIDS: a
cross-sectional study.
DT 9505
AU Karter DL; Karter AJ; Yarrish R; Patterson C; Kass PH; Nord J; Kislak
JW; Infectious Disease Section, St. Vincent's Hospital, New York; City,
New York 10011.
SO J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr Hum Retrovirol. 1995 Feb 1;8(2):199-203.
Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/95135999
AB The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency and its association with dietary
retinol intake in patients with AIDS was assessed in a cross-sectional
study. Sixty eligible patients with AIDS provided serum samples that
were analyzed for retinol content. Exclusion criteria included current
use of vitamin supplements (57% of the 140 willing to participate) and
pregnancy (none). Past dietary intake was determined using a
standardized food intake frequency questionnaire. The prevalence of
hyporetinemia was 22%. This was a 241-fold greater prevalence than that
of a representative sample of the U.S. population, after adjusting for
age and sex. There was a positive association between serum retinol
status and dietary intake, but 27% of those with adequate intake had
serum retinol levels below the normal range. These findings suggest that
regardless of intake, patients with AIDS may represent a population at
considerable risk of vitamin A deficiency.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*COMPLICATIONS Adult Comparative
Study Cross-Sectional Studies Diet Eating Female Human Male
Middle Age New York City Nutritional Status Prevalence Support,
Non-U.S. Gov't Vitamin A/BLOOD Vitamin A Deficiency/*COMPLICATIONS
JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).