Relative Reduced Plasma Zinc Concentration in Middle-Aged But Not Elderly Adults in Taiwan
| Autor: | Yuh-Min Song, Ming-Der Chen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Clinical Biochemistry Taiwan chemistry.chemical_element Physiology Zinc Biochemistry Inorganic Chemistry Reference Values Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus medicine Humans Elderly adults Plasma zinc Aged business.industry Biochemistry (medical) General Medicine Healthy elderly Middle Aged medicine.disease Micronutrient Endocrinology chemistry Reference values Zinc deficiency Female Deficiency Diseases business |
| Zdroj: | Biological Trace Element Research. 103:097-102 |
| ISSN: | 0163-4984 |
| DOI: | 10.1385/bter:103:1:097 |
| Popis: | Zinc is an essential micronutrient and its deficiency relates to many diseases like diabetes mellitus. Although zinc deficiency has become prevalent in many countries, this subject has not yet been studied in Taiwan. The present study was designed to investigate whether healthy elderly Taiwanese have reduced circulating zinc concentrations. Forty-three men and ninety women whose ages were >60 yr were recruited. Moreover, 31 middle-aged (30-40 yr) adults were also included in this study. The results showed that most of the elderly adults had normal plasma zinc values and suggested that they should not have any zinc deficiency. However, we also found that the middle-aged adults had relative hypozincemia, which might deserve further study. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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