Plasma zinc levels in early infancy in north India

The plasma zinc levels at 1 month of age in term babies with birth weight > 2 kg was 107.69 +/- 23.76 micrograms/dL (range 70 to 150 micrograms/dL). Plasma zinc levels were statistically significantly higher in male babies as compared to females (117.56 +/- 23.84 micrograms/dL vs 98.56 +/- 20.04...

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Published in:Indian pediatrics 2003-03, Vol.40 (3), p.235-238
Main Authors: SRINIWAS, AWASTHI, Shally, KUMAR, Shruti, SRIVASTAV, R. C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Deficiency Diseases - blood
Deficiency Diseases - epidemiology
Female
General aspects
Humans
India - epidemiology
Infant, Newborn
Male
Medical sciences
Sex Factors
Zinc - blood
Zinc - deficiency
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Summary:The plasma zinc levels at 1 month of age in term babies with birth weight > 2 kg was 107.69 +/- 23.76 micrograms/dL (range 70 to 150 micrograms/dL). Plasma zinc levels were statistically significantly higher in male babies as compared to females (117.56 +/- 23.84 micrograms/dL vs 98.56 +/- 20.04 micrograms/dL: P value =.003). The zinc levels were also similar among those with and without exclusive breast-feeding. Studies on the clinical benefits of zinc supplementation in young infants are needed.
ISSN:0019-6061
0974-7559