Serum levels of trace elements and iron-deficiency anemia in adult Vietnamese |
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| Authors: | Nguyen Van Nhien Nguyen Cong Khan Tomoki Yabutani Nguyen Xuan Ninh Afework Kassu Bui Thi Mai Huong Tran Thanh Do Junko Motonaka Fusao Ota |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Preventive Environment and Nutrition, Systems of Nutritional Sciences, Graduate School of Health Biosciences Research, Tokushima, Japan;(2) Department of Chemical Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan;(3) National Institute of Nutrition, Hanoi, Vietnam |
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| Abstract: | This study was aimed at assessing the serum levels of vitamin A, copper, zinc, selenium, and iron among adult Vietnamese with
and without iron-deficiency anemia. Blood was collected from adult Vietnamese living in the midland of northern Vietnam. One
hundred twenty-three subjects in the age range 20–60 yr were included in the study. Anemia, where the concentration of hemoglobin
in whole blood is less than 120 g/L in females and 130 g/L in males, was found in 30% (37/123) of the study population. The
levels of vitamin A and selenium in the sera of anemic subjects (n=37) were significantly lower than that in nonanemic group (n=86). On the other hand, no significant differences were observed in the concentrations of copper and zinc between the two
groups. This study was the first to show serum levels of trace elements in adult Vietnamese, providing useful baseline information
for further studies. |
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| Keywords: | Copper zinc selenium iron vitamin A hemoglobin ferritin Vietnam |
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