Increased risk of respiratory disease and diarrhea in children with preexisting mild vitamin A deficiency.

摘要: Preschool-age rural Indonesian children were reexamined every 3 months for 18 months. An average of 3135 free respiratory disease and or diarrhea at the examination initiating each six, 3-month follow-up intervals. Children with mild xerophthalmia (night blindness and/or Bitot's spots) start end an interval developed twice (p less than 0.001) three times rate, respectively, normal eyes during same interval, independent age anthropometric status (weight length). The risk more closely associated vitamin A general nutritional status. These results may explain much excess mortality recently reported mildly A-deficient children.