Comparability of inflammation-adjusted vitamin A deficiency estimates and variance in retinol explained by C-reactive protein and α1-acid glycoprotein during low and high malaria transmission seasons in rural Zambian children

Inflammation-induced hyporetinolemia (IIH), a reduction in serum retinol (SR) during inflammation, may bias population estimates of vitamin A deficiency (VAD). The optimal adjustment for IIH depends on the type and extent of inflammation. In rural Zambian children (4–8 years, N = 886), we compared t...

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Autores principales: Barffour, Maxwell, Schulze, Kerry J., Coles, Christian L., Chileshe, Justin, Kalungwana, Ng’andwe
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171198
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author Barffour, Maxwell
Schulze, Kerry J.
Coles, Christian L.
Chileshe, Justin
Kalungwana, Ng’andwe
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Chileshe, Justin
Coles, Christian L.
Kalungwana, Ng’andwe
Schulze, Kerry J.
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description Inflammation-induced hyporetinolemia (IIH), a reduction in serum retinol (SR) during inflammation, may bias population estimates of vitamin A deficiency (VAD). The optimal adjustment for IIH depends on the type and extent of inflammation. In rural Zambian children (4–8 years, N = 886), we compared three models for defining inflammation: α-1- acid glycoprotein (AGP) only (inflammation present if > 1 g/L or normal if otherwise), C-reactive protein (CRP) only (moderate inflammation, 5–15 mg/L; high inflammation, > 15 mg/L; or normal if otherwise) and a combined model using both AGP and CRP to delineate stages of infectious episode. Models were compared with respect to 1) the variance in SR explained and 2) comparability of inflammation-adjusted VAD estimated in low and high malaria seasons. Linear regression was used to estimate the variance in SR explained by each model and in estimating the adjustment factors used in generating adjusted VAD (retinol < 0.7 μmol/L). The variance in SR explained were 2% (AGP-only), 11% (CRP-only), and 11% (AGP–CRP) in the low malaria season; and 2% (AGP-only), 15% (CRP-only), and 12% (AGP–CRP) in the high malaria season. Adjusted VAD estimates in the low and high malaria seasons differed significantly for the AGP (8.2 versus 13.1%) and combined (5.5 versus 9.1%) models but not the CRP-only model (6.1 versus 6.3%). In the multivariate regression, a decline in SR was observed with rising CRP (but not AGP), in both malaria seasons (slope = −0.06; P < 0.001). In this malaria endemic setting, CRP alone, as opposed to CRP and AGP, emerged as the most appropriate model for quantifying IIH.
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spelling CGSpace1711982025-10-28T10:12:08Z Comparability of inflammation-adjusted vitamin A deficiency estimates and variance in retinol explained by C-reactive protein and α1-acid glycoprotein during low and high malaria transmission seasons in rural Zambian children Barffour, Maxwell Schulze, Kerry J. Coles, Christian L. Chileshe, Justin Kalungwana, Ng’andwe retinol vitamin deficiencies ascorbic acid glycoproteins malaria children inflammation human diseases disease transmission endemics health Inflammation-induced hyporetinolemia (IIH), a reduction in serum retinol (SR) during inflammation, may bias population estimates of vitamin A deficiency (VAD). The optimal adjustment for IIH depends on the type and extent of inflammation. In rural Zambian children (4–8 years, N = 886), we compared three models for defining inflammation: α-1- acid glycoprotein (AGP) only (inflammation present if > 1 g/L or normal if otherwise), C-reactive protein (CRP) only (moderate inflammation, 5–15 mg/L; high inflammation, > 15 mg/L; or normal if otherwise) and a combined model using both AGP and CRP to delineate stages of infectious episode. Models were compared with respect to 1) the variance in SR explained and 2) comparability of inflammation-adjusted VAD estimated in low and high malaria seasons. Linear regression was used to estimate the variance in SR explained by each model and in estimating the adjustment factors used in generating adjusted VAD (retinol < 0.7 μmol/L). The variance in SR explained were 2% (AGP-only), 11% (CRP-only), and 11% (AGP–CRP) in the low malaria season; and 2% (AGP-only), 15% (CRP-only), and 12% (AGP–CRP) in the high malaria season. Adjusted VAD estimates in the low and high malaria seasons differed significantly for the AGP (8.2 versus 13.1%) and combined (5.5 versus 9.1%) models but not the CRP-only model (6.1 versus 6.3%). In the multivariate regression, a decline in SR was observed with rising CRP (but not AGP), in both malaria seasons (slope = −0.06; P < 0.001). In this malaria endemic setting, CRP alone, as opposed to CRP and AGP, emerged as the most appropriate model for quantifying IIH. 2018-01-10 2025-01-29T12:57:51Z 2025-01-29T12:57:51Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171198 en Open Access American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Barffour, Maxwell A.; Schulze, Kerry J.; Coles, Christian L.; Chileshe, Justin; and Kalungwana, Ng'andwe; et al. 2018. Comparability of inflammation-adjusted vitamin A deficiency estimates and variance in retinol explained by C-reactive protein and α1-acid glycoprotein during low and high malaria transmission seasons in rural Zambian children. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 98(1): 334-343. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0130
spellingShingle retinol
vitamin deficiencies
ascorbic acid
glycoproteins
malaria
children
inflammation
human diseases
disease transmission
endemics
health
Barffour, Maxwell
Schulze, Kerry J.
Coles, Christian L.
Chileshe, Justin
Kalungwana, Ng’andwe
Comparability of inflammation-adjusted vitamin A deficiency estimates and variance in retinol explained by C-reactive protein and α1-acid glycoprotein during low and high malaria transmission seasons in rural Zambian children
title Comparability of inflammation-adjusted vitamin A deficiency estimates and variance in retinol explained by C-reactive protein and α1-acid glycoprotein during low and high malaria transmission seasons in rural Zambian children
title_full Comparability of inflammation-adjusted vitamin A deficiency estimates and variance in retinol explained by C-reactive protein and α1-acid glycoprotein during low and high malaria transmission seasons in rural Zambian children
title_fullStr Comparability of inflammation-adjusted vitamin A deficiency estimates and variance in retinol explained by C-reactive protein and α1-acid glycoprotein during low and high malaria transmission seasons in rural Zambian children
title_full_unstemmed Comparability of inflammation-adjusted vitamin A deficiency estimates and variance in retinol explained by C-reactive protein and α1-acid glycoprotein during low and high malaria transmission seasons in rural Zambian children
title_short Comparability of inflammation-adjusted vitamin A deficiency estimates and variance in retinol explained by C-reactive protein and α1-acid glycoprotein during low and high malaria transmission seasons in rural Zambian children
title_sort comparability of inflammation adjusted vitamin a deficiency estimates and variance in retinol explained by c reactive protein and α1 acid glycoprotein during low and high malaria transmission seasons in rural zambian children
topic retinol
vitamin deficiencies
ascorbic acid
glycoproteins
malaria
children
inflammation
human diseases
disease transmission
endemics
health
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171198
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