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T1 Zinc nutritional status in a series of Children with chronic diseases: A cross-sectional study
A1 Escobedo Monge, Marlene Fabiola
A1 Torres Hinojal, María Carmen
A1 Barrado Esteban, Enrique
A1 Escobedo Monge, María Antonieta
A1 Marugán de Miguelsanz, José Manuel
K1 Dietary zinc intake
K1 Zinc - Ingesta
K1 Hypozincemia
K1 Hipozincemia
AB Zinc is an essential trace element for the normal growth and development of human beings. The main objective was to evaluate the nutritional status of zinc and its association with nutritional indicators in a series of children with chronic diseases. Methods: The prevalence of patients with dietary zinc deficiency or deficit zinc intake (<80% DRI: dietary reference intake) was analyzed through prospective 72 h dietary surveys, and serum zinc deficiency or hypozincemia (≤70 µg/dL in children under 10 years of age in both sexes and in females older than 10 years and <74 µg/dL in males older than 10 years) was measured through atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The participants were classified according to their nutritional status by body mass index (BMI). Results: Mean serum zinc level in obese (87 µg/dL), undernourished (85 µg/dL), and eutrophic children (88 µg/dL) were normal, but in the undernutrition (60% DRI) and eutrophic (67% DRI) groups the mean dietary zinc intake was low compared to that in the obesity group (81% DRI). There were different associations between nutritional parameters, dietary zinc intake, and serum zinc. All patients with hypozincemia had dietary zinc deficiency. Conclusions: In the whole series, 69%of participants showed a zinc intake lower than recommended and might be at high risk of zinc deficiency.
PB MDPI
SN 2072-6643
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/51381
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/51381
LA eng
NO Nutrients, 2021, vol. 13, 1121
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 22-nov-2024