Plasma vitamin A and β-caroten levels in pregnant women living in Gaziantep Gaziantep i̇l merkezindeki gebe kadinlarda A vitamin ve β-karoten düzeyleri
Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi, cilt.19, sa.1, ss.32-38, 2002 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2002
- Dergi Adı: Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Tip Dergisi
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.32-38
- Anahtar Kelimeler: β-caroten, Pregnancy, Vitamin A
- Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.