Interaction Between Anemia and Blood Levels of Iron, Zinc, Copper, Cadmium and Lead in Children

Anemia is a widespread problem among infants and children in many parts of the world, and it is often associated with some trace elements (iron, zinc, copper) and heavy metals (cadmium and lead). Aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between anemia and these elements. This research w...

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Published in:Indian journal of pediatrics 2007-09, Vol.74 (9), p.827-830
Main Authors: TURGUT, Sebahat, POLAT, Aziz, INAN, Murat, TURGUT, Günfer, EMMUNGIL, Gülten, BICAN, Mevlüt, KARAKUS, Tugrul Yasin, GENC, Osman
Format: Article
Language:English
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Analysis of Variance
Anemia - blood
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - blood
Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies
Biological and medical sciences
Cadmium - blood
Child
Copper - blood
Diseases of red blood cells
Female
General aspects
Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases
Humans
India
Iron - blood
Lead - blood
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Metals (hemochromatosis...)
Other metabolic disorders
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
Statistics, Nonparametric
Trace Elements - blood
Zinc - blood
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Summary:Anemia is a widespread problem among infants and children in many parts of the world, and it is often associated with some trace elements (iron, zinc, copper) and heavy metals (cadmium and lead). Aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between anemia and these elements. This research was performed on 256 children (mean age 6.8 +/- 0.2) living in Denizli city center. We observed iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in 23 children, iron deficiency without anemia (ID) in 36 children and only anemia (ferritin level normal) (OA) in 18 children, and 179 children were found healthy and they were regarded as controls (C). Blood samples were taken from subjects and the concentrations of zinc, copper, iron, cadmium and lead in serum were measured with atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The levels of copper, cadmium and lead in serum were significantly higher in children with IDA than those of controls (p
ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/s12098-007-0147-2