Influence of Vitamin A Status on the Choice of Sampling Time for Application of the Retinol Isotope Dilution Method in Theoretical Children.
J Nutr
; 151(12): 3874-3881, 2021 12 03.
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BACKGROUND: Vitamin A status may influence the choice of a blood sampling time for applying the retinol isotope dilution (RID) equation to predict vitamin A total body stores (TBS) in children. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to identify time(s) after administration of labeled vitamin A that provide accurate estimates of TBS in theoretical children with low or high TBS. METHODS: We postulated 2- to 5-y-old children (12/group) with low (<200 µmol) or high TBS (≥700 µmol) and used compartmental analysis to simulate individual subject values for the RID equation TBS = FaS/SAp (Fa, fraction of dose in stores; S, retinol specific activity in plasma/in stores; SAp, retinol specific activity in plasma). Using individual SAp and group geometric mean FaS values from 1-28 d, we calculated individual and group mean TBS and compared them to assigned values. RESULTS: Mean TBS was accurately predicted for both groups at all times. For individuals, predicted and assigned TBS were closest when the CV% for FaS was low [12-14%; 4-13 d (low), 12-28 d (high)]. The mean percentage error for TBS was <10% from 2-19 d (low) and 7-28 d (high). Predicted TBS was within 25% of assigned TBS for ≥80% of children from 3-23 d (low) and 9-28 d (high). Within groups, RID tended to overestimate lower TBS and underestimate higher TBS. CONCLUSIONS: Using a good estimate for FaS, accurate RID predictions of TBS for individuals will be obtained at many times. If vitamin A status is low, results indicate that early sampling (e.g., 4-13 d) is optimal; if vitamin A status is high, sampling at 12-28 d is indicated. When vitamin A status is unknown, sampling at 14 d is recommended, or a super-subject design can be used to obtain the group mean FaS at various times for RID prediction of TBS in individuals.
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