Table 1.

Prevalence of low “zinc status” in Vietnamese women of reproductive age (n = 1526) and their children aged 6–60 months (n = 586).

	Method Used to Assess Zinc Status of the Population
	Low Plasma Zinc Concentrations	Prevalence of Stunting	Dietary Assessment *	Anemia Prevalence	Iron Deficiency Prevalence
Women	67%	NA	36.0%	12%	14%
Children	52%	23%	50.8%	9%	13%

*: See Laillou et al. 2012 [20,21].