Incidence of Vitamin B12 and Folate Deficiency amongst Adolscents
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
Introduction: Micronutrient deficiency is one of the commonly occurring problems worldwide. Deficiency of Vitamin B12 results in megaloblastic anaemia and this condition is difficult to distinguish it from folate deficiency. The present study was aimed at evaluating the prevalence of folate and Vitamin B12 deficiency amongst adolescents visited in Department of Paediatric, Pravara Institute of Medical Science, Loni. Material and methods: The present study was a cross sectional school based survey conducted in city, India during a period of one year July 2016 to June 2017. In this study all the adolescents aged between 11-18 years were included in the study. Blood samples were obtained from antecubital vein under complete aseptic condition. Radioimmuno assay was used to determine serum folate level and levels less than 3 ng\ ml were taken as efficient. Radioisotope method was used to determine level of serum Vitamin B12and levels less than 200 pg\ml were taken as deficient. The results were arranged in a tabulated form and analyzed using SPSS software. Results: A total of 373 subjects were enrolled in this study out of these 110 belonged to upper classes (high socioeconomic group), 118 belonged to middle class (middle socioeconomic group) and 145 belonged to lower (lower socioeconomic group). In total 40.2% adolescents had folate deficiency and 72.7% subjects had Vitamin B12 deficiency. Conclusion: From the above study we can say that there is high prevalence of Vitamin B12 and folate deficiency amongst adolescents. Regular screening should be done to establish the micronutrient status. All the adolescents should be administrated balanced diet.
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Shivom Verma
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