Prevalence of folate and vitamin B12 deficiency in Mexican children aged 1 to 6 years in a population-based survey Distribución de la prevalencia de deficiencia de folato y vitamina B12 en niños mexicanos de 1 a 6 años de edad. Encuesta con base poblacional

• Main Authors: Lucía Cuevas-Nasu (Author), Verónica Mundo-Rosas (Author), Teresa Shamah-Levy (Author), Ignacio Méndez-Gómez Humaran (Author), Marco Antonio Ávila-Arcos (Author), Ma. del Rosario Rebollar-Campos (Author), Salvador Villalpando (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2012-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the magnitude and distribution of folate and vitamin B12 deficiency in Mexican children. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Folate and vitamin B12 serum concentrations were measured in a probabilistic sample of 2 099 children. Adjusted prevalence, mean concentrations and relevant associat...