| Title |
Estimating the Global Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency: Results Based on Zinc Availability in National Food Supplies and the Prevalence of Stunting
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0050568 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
K. Ryan Wessells, Kenneth H. Brown |
| Abstract |
Adequate zinc nutrition is essential for adequate growth, immunocompetence and neurobehavioral development, but limited information on population zinc status hinders the expansion of interventions to control zinc deficiency. The present analyses were conducted to: (1) estimate the country-specific prevalence of inadequate zinc intake; and (2) investigate relationships between country-specific estimated prevalence of dietary zinc inadequacy and dietary patterns and stunting prevalence. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 71 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 19 | 27% |
| United States | 5 | 7% |
| France | 2 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 39 | 55% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 64 | 90% |
| Scientists | 5 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 962 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| Kenya | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 2 | <1% |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 945 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 155 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 116 | 12% |
| Researcher | 115 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 113 | 12% |
| Other | 49 | 5% |
| Other | 140 | 15% |
| Unknown | 274 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 229 | 24% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 132 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 76 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 52 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 29 | 3% |
| Other | 142 | 15% |
| Unknown | 302 | 31% |