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Serum Retinol Concentrations, Race, and Socioeconomic Status in of Women of Childbearing Age in the United States

Background: Vitamin A is an essential nutrient during pregnancy and throughout the lifecycle due to its role in the development of critical organ systems. Because maternal tissue is progressively depleted of vitamin A to supply fetal demands, women who become pregnant while possessing marginal vitam...

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Autores principales: Hanson, Corrine, Lyden, Elizabeth, Abresch, Chad, Anderson-Berry, Ann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27548213
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu8080508
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Lyden, Elizabeth
Abresch, Chad
Anderson-Berry, Ann
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Anderson-Berry, Ann
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description Background: Vitamin A is an essential nutrient during pregnancy and throughout the lifecycle due to its role in the development of critical organ systems. Because maternal tissue is progressively depleted of vitamin A to supply fetal demands, women who become pregnant while possessing marginal vitamin A reserves are at increased risk of vitamin A inadequacy as pregnancy progresses. Few studies have assessed the relationship between socioeconomic factors and retinol status in women of childbearing age. Methods: We used the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to assess the relationship between serum retinol concentrations and socioeconomic factors in women of childbearing age. Women 14–45 years of age (n = 3170) from NHANES cycles 2003–2004 and 2005–2006 were included. Serum retinol concentrations were divided into categories according to World Health Organization criteria. All statistical procedures accounted for the weighted data and complex design of the NHANES sample. A p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The poverty score and race were significantly associated with vitamin A status after adjustment for confounders. Odds of retinol concentrations of <1.05 µmol/L were 1.85 times higher for those of lower socioeconomic status when compared to those of higher status (95% CI: 1.12–3.03, p = 0.02), and 3.1 times higher for non-Hispanic blacks when compared to non-Hispanic whites (95% CI: 1.50–6.41, p = 0.002). Dietary intakes of retinol activity equivalents were significantly lower in groups with higher poverty scores (p = 0.004). Conclusion There appear to be disparities in serum vitamin A levels in women of childbearing age related to income and race in the United States.
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spelling pubmed-49974212016-08-26 Serum Retinol Concentrations, Race, and Socioeconomic Status in of Women of Childbearing Age in the United States Hanson, Corrine Lyden, Elizabeth Abresch, Chad Anderson-Berry, Ann Nutrients Article Background: Vitamin A is an essential nutrient during pregnancy and throughout the lifecycle due to its role in the development of critical organ systems. Because maternal tissue is progressively depleted of vitamin A to supply fetal demands, women who become pregnant while possessing marginal vitamin A reserves are at increased risk of vitamin A inadequacy as pregnancy progresses. Few studies have assessed the relationship between socioeconomic factors and retinol status in women of childbearing age. Methods: We used the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to assess the relationship between serum retinol concentrations and socioeconomic factors in women of childbearing age. Women 14–45 years of age (n = 3170) from NHANES cycles 2003–2004 and 2005–2006 were included. Serum retinol concentrations were divided into categories according to World Health Organization criteria. All statistical procedures accounted for the weighted data and complex design of the NHANES sample. A p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The poverty score and race were significantly associated with vitamin A status after adjustment for confounders. Odds of retinol concentrations of <1.05 µmol/L were 1.85 times higher for those of lower socioeconomic status when compared to those of higher status (95% CI: 1.12–3.03, p = 0.02), and 3.1 times higher for non-Hispanic blacks when compared to non-Hispanic whites (95% CI: 1.50–6.41, p = 0.002). Dietary intakes of retinol activity equivalents were significantly lower in groups with higher poverty scores (p = 0.004). Conclusion There appear to be disparities in serum vitamin A levels in women of childbearing age related to income and race in the United States. MDPI 2016-08-19 /pmc/articles/PMC4997421/ /pubmed/27548213 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu8080508 Text en © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Lyden, Elizabeth
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Anderson-Berry, Ann
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title_full Serum Retinol Concentrations, Race, and Socioeconomic Status in of Women of Childbearing Age in the United States
title_fullStr Serum Retinol Concentrations, Race, and Socioeconomic Status in of Women of Childbearing Age in the United States
title_full_unstemmed Serum Retinol Concentrations, Race, and Socioeconomic Status in of Women of Childbearing Age in the United States
title_short Serum Retinol Concentrations, Race, and Socioeconomic Status in of Women of Childbearing Age in the United States
title_sort serum retinol concentrations, race, and socioeconomic status in of women of childbearing age in the united states
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27548213
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu8080508
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