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

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