Wang Rui, Zhang Huidi, Hu Yi-Chun, Chen Jing, Yang Zhenyu, Zhao Liyun, Yang Lichen
National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
China CDC Wkly. 2021 Feb 26;3(9):189-192. doi: 10.46234/ccdcw2021.057.
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) in children is still a global public health problem, which needs continuous monitoring and timely intervention.
Using surveillance data from China Nutrition and Health Surveillance of Children and Lactating Mothers in 2016-2017, the prevalence of VAD and marginal deficiency was 0.96% and 14.71%, respectively. The vitamin A nutritional status of children and adolescents from urban areas and those aged 12-17 years were better than those from rural areas and aged 6-11 years.
Marginal VAD was a major form of VAD in Chinese children. The monitoring of vitamin A status in key populations should be continuously strengthened, and the public should be encouraged to consume foods rich in vitamin A or vitamin A supplements.
儿童维生素A缺乏(VAD)仍是一个全球性公共卫生问题,需要持续监测并及时干预。
利用2016 - 2017年中国儿童与乳母营养与健康监测的调查数据,VAD及边缘性缺乏的患病率分别为0.96%和14.71%。城市地区儿童及青少年以及12 - 17岁儿童的维生素A营养状况优于农村地区儿童及6 - 11岁儿童。
边缘性VAD是中国儿童VAD的主要形式。应持续加强对重点人群维生素A状况的监测,并鼓励公众食用富含维生素A的食物或补充维生素A制剂。