Serum level of vitamin A in children with pneumonia aged less than 3 years

JIANG Yi-Ling; PENG Dong-Hong

doi:10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2016.10.012

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Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics ›› 2016, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (10) : 980-983. DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2016.10.012

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Serum level of vitamin A in children with pneumonia aged less than 3 years

JIANG Yi-Ling, PENG Dong-Hong

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Objective To investigate the association of the serum level of vitamin A (VA) with the severity of pneumonia and recurrent respiratory infection (RRI) within one year after treatment in children with pneumonia, and to provide a basis for serum VA level used as an index for judgment of the condition of pneumonia and prediction of the risk of recurrent respiratory infection. Methods A total of 88 children with pneumonia aged less than 3 years were enrolled as study subjects. Serum VA level was measured on admission, and the development of RRI was followed up by telephone within 1 year after discharge. Results The children with pneumonia showed a reduction in the serum level of VA (0.8±0.3 μmol/L). The severe pneumonia group had a significantly lower serum level of VA than the mild pneumonia group (0.7±0.3 μmol/L vs 0.9±0.3 μmol/L; P < 0.05), as well as a significantly higher detection rate of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) than the mild pneumonia group (63% vs 28%; P < 0.05). The children were followed up for 1 year. The VAD-pneumonia group showed a significantly higher incidence of RRI than the normal VA-pneumonia group (49% vs 18%; P < 0.05), while there were no significant differences in the incidence of RRI between the suspected subclinical vitamin A deficiency (SSVAD) -pneumonia group and the normal VA-pneumonia group, as well as between the VADpneumonia group and the SSVAD-pneumonia group (P>0.05). Conclusions Children with pneumonia often have a low level of VA, and the level of VA is associated with the severity of pneumonia and the development of RRI afterwards.

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Vitamin A / Pneumonia / Child

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JIANG Yi-Ling, PENG Dong-Hong. Serum level of vitamin A in children with pneumonia aged less than 3 years[J]. Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2016, 18(10): 980-983 https://doi.org/10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2016.10.012

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