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This review is registered at PROSPERO (identifier: CRD42020149367).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 15 articles met the eligibility criteria, and 9 were included in the diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis. The summary estimates (95%CI) were: Sensitivity, 0.39 (0.20\u20130.62); specificity, 0.79 (0.65\u20130.88); positive likelihood ratio, 1.85 (1.33\u20132.57); and negative likelihood ratio, 0.77 (0.60\u20130.99). The area under the curve of the overall analysis was 0.68 (95%CI 0.63\u20130.72).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Blood retinol concentrations have low diagnostic accuracy for severe vitamin\u2009A deficiency in children aged 3\u201310\u2009years. 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