Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi, cilt.19, sa.1, ss.32-38, 2002 (Scopus)
Vitamin A has many physiological functions including the participation of growth, cell prolipheration and acts as an antioxidant. Since vitamin A deficiency affects the mother and fetus health, we investigated the levels of vitamin A and β-caroten in pregnant women living in Gaziantep. Plasma vitamin A and β-caroten levels of 355 pregnant women between the ages of 14-44 were determined spectrophotometrically by Neeld Pearson method. Mean plasma vitamin A and β-caroten levels were 32.80±12.80 μg/dl, and 96.52±35.64 μg/dl, respectively. Vitamin A level was decreased in third trimester. However, we could not find any difference in β-caroten level. There was a negative correlation between duration of pregnancy and vitamin A level (r=-0.11, p<0.05). Although β-caroten level was with normal limits, consumption of vitamin A in pregnants living in Gaziantep was not adequate. This difference may be because of the different sources of vitamin A and β-caroten.