Vitamin B12 concentration and its association with sociodemographic factors in Colombian children: Findings from the 2010 National Nutrition Survey

Robinson Ram??rez-V??lez; Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista; Javier Martoínez-Torres; Jos?? Francisco Meneses-Ech??vez; Felipe Lobelo

doi:10.1016/j.nut.2015.08.019

Vitamin B12 concentration and its association with sociodemographic factors in Colombian children: Findings from the 2010 National Nutrition Survey

Robinson Ram??rez-V??lez, Jorge Enrique Correa-Bautista, Javier Martoínez-Torres, Jos?? Francisco Meneses-Ech??vez, Felipe Lobelo

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Objective: Rapid changes in dietary patterns, economic development, and urbanization in low- to middle-income countries are fueling complex malnutrition states that need better characterization using population-level data. The aim of this study was to describe the key findings related to vitamin B12 status to identify the prevalence and associated sociodemographic factors in a representative sample of children in Colombia, based on the 2010 National Nutrition Survey. Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional data from 6910 Colombian children between the ages of 5 and 12. Serum vitamin B12 concentrations were determined by chemiluminescence. Sociodemographic data was assessed by computer-assisted personal interview technology. Results: Of the children assessed, 2.8% had vitamin B12 deficiency, defined as levels

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	255-259
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nutrition
Volume	32
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2015.08.019
State	Published - Feb 1 2016

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Vitamin B12 concentration and its association with sociodemographic factors in Colombian children: Findings from the 2010 National Nutrition Survey. / Ram??rez-V??lez, Robinson; Correa-Bautista, Jorge Enrique; Martoínez-Torres, Javier et al.
In: Nutrition, Vol. 32, No. 2, 01.02.2016, p. 255-259.

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