Plasma zinc concentration and children's infectious diseases
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Results During 2009-2011, 98 healthy children, 0-3 years old, from Bihor county, Romania, were enrolled in the study. A total of 96 children recruited were available for analysis. In the study group (n=96) the mean plasma concentration of zinc was 15.33±1.49 μmol/L. Subjects with more than 3 episodes of acute respiratory infections/year had a statistically significant lower value of plasma concentration of zinc as compared to those who had less than 3 episodes/year (14.23±0.76 μmol/L versus 15.89±1.46 μmol/L, p<0.001, Student’s t test). There are no significant differences between those who had an episode of acute diarrhea/year compared with more than 1 episode/year (15.49±1.44 μmol/L versus 15.09±1.56 μmol/L, p=0.480, Student’s t test). Children with a history of parasitic infections had a mean plasma concentration of zinc similar to those without parasitic infections (15.01±1.32 μmol/L versus 15.42 ±1.14 μmol/L, p=0.450, Student’s t test). Conclusion In our study, the children aged 0-3 years showed no zinc deficiency. Smaller plasma concentrations of zinc were associated with more than 3 episodes of acute respiratory infections/year.
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