Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition Information System (VMNIS)

WHO Global Database on Vitamin A Deficiency

The Vitamin A Deficiency database includes data by country based on xerophthalmia and/or serum or plasma retinol concentration

COLOMBIA Last Updated: 2006-11-24

Prevalence of xerophthalmia (%) Serum / plasma retinol concentration (µmol/l)

Prevalence (%) Reference Notes

Age Sample Mean SD
Level Date Location and sample descriptor (years) size Current
Sex Previous X1B X2 X3A X3B XS <0.35 <0.70 < 1.05
XN XN General Line

N 2005 National: Pre-SAC: Total B 1.00-4.99 4409 5.9 1.34 5773

Pre-SAC by sex F 1.00-4.99 2127 5.7 1.34
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Pre-SAC by sex M 1.00-4.99 2282 6.0 1.35
Pre-SAC by area: Urban B 1.00-4.99 3175 4.4 1.36
Pre-SAC by area: Rural B 1.00-4.99 1234 9.4 1.30

L 2004 P Medellin: SAC and Adolescents B 6.00-18.99 1119 3.6 4441

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N 1977 -1980 National: All: Total B 0.00-NS 2502 0.0 12.4 936
National: Pre-SAC B 0.00-4.99 330 0.0 24.1
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National: SAC B 5.00-14.99 1256 0.0 22.4
National: NPW F 15.00-44.99 368 0.0 7.9
National: PW F 15.00-44.99 74 0.0 15.3
National: Men M 15.00-44.99 220 0.0 4.7
National: Adults B 45.00-NS 254 0.0 7.2

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 NOTES
COLOMBIA
Reference No: 5773
General notes: Sample comprised of 19 500 households proportionally distributed in urban and rural areas of 210 municipalities of the country. Sample used in this survey is subsample of that used for
DHS 2005 (reference No. 5775).

Reference No: 4441

General notes: Sample representative of SAC and adolescents from 16 communities in Medellin.
Reference No: 936
General notes: Randomly selected sample of non-institutional population; people staying in institutions, people living in the under populated oriental plains and jungle areas excluded. Sample
representative at national level. Serum retinol concentrations converted from µg/mL to µmol/L.

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 REFERENCES
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Reference 936 Mora JO. Nutritional status of the Colombian population: results of the 1977-80 National Health Survey. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 1985, 27 :19-31.

Reference 4441 Álvarez Uribe MC, Uscátegui Peñuela RM, López Bedoya C, Baracaldo Barrera CM, Castro L, Noy Ballesteros V. Plasma retinol concentration according to pubertal maturation in school
children and adolescents of Medellín, Colombia. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2004, 58 :456-461.

Reference 5773 Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar, Profamilia, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Escuela de Nutricion y Dietetica U. de Antioquia, WHO-PAHO Technical Assistance. National Survey on
the Nutritional Situation (ENSIN), Colombia 2005, Protocol - Executive Summary. Bogota, Colombia, Instituto Colombia de Bienestar Familiar, 2005.

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 ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
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Reference 2111 Woodruff CW, Latham CB, James EP, Hewett JE. Vitamin A status of preterm infants: the influence of feeding and vitamin supplements. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1986, 44
:384-389.

Reference 5775 Macro International/DHS+, Asociacion Probienestar de la Familia Colombiana (Profamilia), Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar (ICBF). Salud Sexual y Reporductiva en Colombia,
Encuesta Nacional de Demografia y Salud (ENDS) 2005. Calverton, MD USA, Macro International/DHS+, 2005.

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