A study of plasma proteins (serum total protein, serum albumin), and thyroid function in children with protein-energy malnutrition

Protein Energy Malnutrition in preschool tribe’s children of Chhattisgarh

Objective: The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of protein energy malnutrition(PEM) by anthropometric measurements in preschool children of tribal community of Chhattisgarh. Material and Methods: A total of 449 children [237 boys and 212 girls] from 286 families were selected randomly. Anthropometric measurements were done as per standard protocol. The level of underweight, stun...

Serum magnesium levels in protein-energy malnutrition.

Serum magnesium levels were measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry in 46 malnourished and 12 healthy children, aged 3 months to 5 years. The nutritional status of children was classified in relation to weight for age and height for age using the Indian Academy of Pediatrics and the Waterlow classifications, respectively. NCHS data were used for the purposes of comparison. Serum magnesi...

Serum and urinary creatinine in children with severe protein malnutrition.

I N Central Anuenicam as in Jamaica2 and Africa,3 childre suffering from the severe protein dleficiency of kwashiorkor have been found to have a very low urinary output of creatinine. Standlard et al. found that during recovery urinary creatinine increases proportionally to the increase in muscle mass. However, about half of their patiemits and most of ours showedi an abrupt transient rise in c...

SERUM GLUCOSE, BILIRUBIN, CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS, PROTEIN AND ALBUMIN CONCENTRATIONS

Serum levels of glucose, bilirubin, calcium, phosphorus, protein and albumin were measured in a group of nine healthy men before, and on the first, 10th, 20th and 29th day of Rarnadan, and four weeks after Islamic fasting was terminated. There was a significant reduction in body weight, a significant increase in serum bilirubin and a slight decrease in calcium during Ramadan. Serum glucose decr...

Albumin metabolism in children with protein malnutrition.