Micronutrient status in anemic and non-anemic Chinese women in the third trimester of pregnancy
| Autor: | Ma, A.G., Schouten, E.G., Wang, Y., Xu, R.X., Zheng, M.C., Li, Y., Wang, Q.Z., Sun, Y.Y. |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: | |
| Zdroj: | Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 18(1), 41-47 Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 18 (2009) 1 |
| ISSN: | 0964-7058 |
| Popis: | Background: Anemia is a major nutrition related problem in China. In addition to iron deficiency this may be due to deficiencies of other micronutrients. Objective: To describe the micronutrient status of anemic and non-anemic pregnant women in China. Subjects and Methods: 734 clinically normal pregnant women in the third trimester aged 20-35, were randomly recruited from the population of pregnant women regularly receiving pregnant examination in community medical centers. Serum concentrations of vitamins A, B-12 and C, iron and zinc status parameters, and vitamin B-2 in urine were determined. Subjects were categorized according to the presence or absence of anemia and compared according to micronutrient status. Results: Serum concentrations of iron and micronutrients were significantly lower in anemic women than non-anemic women: serum iron 909 mu g/L versus 1109 mu g/L, ferritin 13.8 mu g/L versus 19.6 mu g/L, vitamin C 308.9 mu g/L versus 388.1 mu g/dL, and retinol 50.0 mu g/dL versus 59.3 mu g/dL. Zinc concentrations were also lower in anemic women. Subnormal serum iron ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|