| Title: |
Feasibility of using retinol-binding protein from capillary blood specimens to estimate serum retinol concentrations and the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in low-resource settings |
| Authors: |
Gorstein, Jonathan L; Dary, Omar; Pongtorn; Shell-Duncan, Bettina; Quick, Tim; Wasanwisut, Emorn |
| Source: |
Public Health Nutrition ; volume 11, issue 5, page 513-520 ; ISSN 1368-9800 1475-2727 |
| Publisher Information: |
Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2007 |
| Description: |
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a significant public health problem in many countries. While cost-effective interventions are available to control VAD, reliable information is needed to the track progress of control programmes. However, assessment of VAD is uncommon because current approaches are expensive and not feasible in low-resource settings. The present study explores the utility of retinol-binding protein (RBP), analysed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay from capillary blood, as an alternative measure of serum retinol concentrations in populations. The study collected matched panels of venous and capillary blood from pre-school children in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Of a total sample of 195 children, there were no differences between RBP from venous blood, RBP from capillary blood or retinol from capillary blood relative to retinol from venous blood. Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis suggested a cut-off of RBP < 0.825 μmol l −1 had optimal screening proficiency relative to retinol |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1017/s1368980007000821 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980007000821; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1368980007000821 |
| Rights: |
https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.974D1374 |
| Database: |
BASE |