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A blood sample was collected from each child. Data on sociodemographics and nutrition were obtained by interview of the mother or principal caregiver. Fluorescence microanalysis was used to analyse serum retinol concentration.<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S136898000600944X_absec5\" sec-type=\"results\">\n\t    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>VAD (serum retinol &lt;\u00a00.7\u00a0\u03bcmol\u00a0l<jats:sup>\u2212\u00a01<\/jats:sup>) was observed in 957 out of 7826 children aged 0\u20136 years (12.2% of the entire study population), whereas severe VAD (serum retinol &lt;\u00a00.35\u00a0\u03bcmol\u00a0l<jats:sup>\u2212\u00a01<\/jats:sup>) was found in 39 children (0.5%). The highest prevalences of VAD at &gt;1 year of age were observed among children of mothers with minority ethnicity (22.7%) or poor education (19.8%) and in the poor western area (17.4%).<\/jats:p>\n\t  <\/jats:sec>\n\t  <jats:sec id=\"S136898000600944X_absec6\" sec-type=\"conclusion\">\n\t    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n\t    <jats:p>VAD is a nutritional problem in children in China. 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