Analysis on Serum Trace Element Levels of Echinococciasis Patients in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan, China, 2011

In Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, China, 41 echinococciasis patients who had received surgical treatment were recruited in the study, and 82 health persons who had lived in Garze for at least 10 years were selected as controls. The serum levels of Zn, Se and Cu of the cases...

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Published in:Biomedical and environmental sciences 2015-09, Vol.28 (9), p.683-686
Main Authors: LI, Jun Jian, LI, Wei, XU, Guang Rong, XU, Ke Jun, YE, Ping, QUAN, Yu, NING, Rong Bing, GAO, Hai Jun, HE, Qian Jun, ZHOU, Ying, WU, Wei Ping
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Case-Control Studies
Child
Copper - blood
Echinococcosis, Hepatic - blood
Echinococcosis, Hepatic - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Selenium - blood
Sex Distribution
Tibet
Trace Elements - blood
Young Adult
Zinc - blood
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Summary:In Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, China, 41 echinococciasis patients who had received surgical treatment were recruited in the study, and 82 health persons who had lived in Garze for at least 10 years were selected as controls. The serum levels of Zn, Se and Cu of the cases and controls were detected. The results showed that most echinococciasis cases were distributed in Shiqu county (17.1%, 7/41), and only 1 case was distributed in Yajiang county (2.4%). The male to female ratio of the cases was 1:1.56. The echinococciasis patients were mainly aged 30-39 years (36.59%, 15/41). And, the cases aged 20-49 years accounted for 68.29% (28/41). Compared with health controls, the serum levels of Zn and Se of the cases significantly declined. However, the serum level of Cu of the cases had no significantly change. It was confirmed that the serum levels of Zn and Se were interrelated with the prevalence of echinococciasis.
ISSN:0895-3988
2214-0190
DOI:10.3967/bes2015.096