Table 1.

Prevalence of zinc deficiency among preschool children

Variable	Plasma zinc <70 µg/dL		Plasma zinc <60 µg/dL
	No.	%	No.	%
All children (n=940)	689	73.3	318	33.8
Age (months)
5–11 (n=383)	257	67.1	112	29.2
12–23 (n=370)	281	75.9	137	37.0
≥24 (n=187)	151	80.7	69	36.9
Gender
Male (n=485)	228	71.7	104	32.7
Female (n=455)	228	78.4	119	40.9