title: [Plasma zinc levels and the anthropometry of children in the outskirts of urban centers in Brazil].
abstract: The main objective of the present study was to estimate plasma zinc concentration in children belonging to low-income families residing in three different neighborhoods on the outskirts of Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil, and to determine a possible correlation of this parameter with several anthropometric measurements. Plasma zinc levels were lower than 70 micrograms% in 13% of the children studied. Weight for age, height for age and weight/height ratio were below 90% of the 50th percentile of National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in 42.9%, 6.3% and 9.5% of children, respectively. Tricipital fold, arm circumference and muscle circumference were also below 90% of the 50th percentile in 65.8%, 11.0% and 7.3% of the children, respectively. No correlation was observed between plasma zinc levels and the anthropometric parameters studied.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Fávaro
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vannucchi
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc
vernacular_title: Níveis plasmáticos de zinco e antropometria de crianças da periferia de centro urbano no Brasil.