Research letter. Risk factors for low serum retinol in Nigerian children

Research letter. Risk factors for low serum retinol in Nigerian children

Abstract

No. of children Sex Male Female Age (months) < 12 > 12 Family history of FC Yes No Family history of epilepsy Yes No Consanguineous marriage Yes No Complex features Yes No 61 57 38 80 45 73 15 103 21 97 16 102 Seizure recurrences No. (%) of children 18 (29.5) 26 (45.6) 12 (31.5) 32 (40) 24 (53.3) 20 (27.4) 8 (53.3) 36 (35.0) 9 (42.9) 35 (36.1) 14 (87.5) 30 (29.4) x2 2.61 p < 0.05 < 0.001 Correspondence: Cengiz Yakıncı, Yakıncı Eczanesi, 44300, Malatya, Turkey. Tel. 90 422 341 06 60 – 5304; Fax 90 422 3410728. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Vol. 46 August 2000 Oxford University Press 2000 249 RESEARCH LETTERS TABLE 2 Prevalence of febrile convulsions in cities and countries of the world Authors Bauman, 1987 Okan, 19954 Offringa, 19915 Stanhope, 19726 Fu, 19877 Sridharan, 19868 Tsuboi, 19889 Yakıncı, 1998 (this study) Ratio 1/100 1.7 4.48 3.9 14 1.5 2.3 8.2 3.24 Area USA Turkey Netherlands Mariana Islands China Libya Japan Turkey Subjects 4–16 years (school based) 0–5 years (population based) 6 years (school based) – 0–4 years 15+ years (medical method) 3–9 years (cohort) 7–12 years (school based) Number 5002 3570