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dc.contributor.authorHess, Sonja Y.-
dc.contributor.authorWessells, K Ryan-
dc.contributor.authorHaile, Demewoz-
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dc.date.accessioned2024-09-20T03:33:15Z-
dc.date.available2024-09-20T03:33:15Z-
dc.date.issued2023-08-
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/5857-
dc.description.abstractMicronutrient deficiencies result in a broad range of adverse health and functional consequences, but the true prevalence of specific deficiencies remains uncertain because limited information is available from nationally representative surveys using recommended biomarkers. The present review compares various reported national deficiency prevalence estimates for nutrients and years where the estimates overlap for individual countries that conducted nationally representative surveys and explores possible reasons for any discrepancies discovered. Nationally representative micronutrient status surveys that were conducted since 2000 among preschool-aged children or women of reproductive age and included assessment of iron, vitamin A, or zinc status based on recognized biomarkers were considered eligible for inclusion, along with any modeled deficiency prevalence estimates for these same countries and years. There was considerable variation across different published prevalence estimates, with larger inconsistencies when the prevalence estimate was based on proxies, such as hemoglobin for iron deficiency and dietary zinc availability for zinc deficiency. Numerous additional methodological issues affected the prevalence estimates, such as which biomarker and what cutoff was used to define deficiency, whether the biomarker was adjusted for inflammation, and what adjustment method was used. For some country-years, the various approaches resulted in fairly consistent prevalence estimates. For other country-years, however, the results differed markedly and changed the conclusions regarding the existence and severity of the micronutrient deficiency as a public health concern. In conclusion, to determine micronutrient status, we consider the assessment of one of the recommended biomarkers in a population representative survey as the best available information. If indicated, results should be adjusted for inflammation and generally acceptable cutoffs should be applied to facilitate comparisons, although individual countries may also apply nationally defined cutoffs to determine when and where to intervene. Global consensus is needed on best practices for presenting survey results and defining the prevalence of deficiency.en_US
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dc.publisherAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Healthen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesReview;1466–1478-
dc.subjectironen_US
dc.subjectvitamin Aen_US
dc.subjectzincen_US
dc.subjectmicronutrient deficiencyen_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.titleComparison of Published Estimates of the National Prevalence of Iron, Vitamin A, and Zinc Deficiency and Sources of Inconsistenciesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Appears in Collections:VOL 14 NO 6 (2023)

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