title: Plasma tocopherol and tocopherol to lipid ratios in a normal population of infants and children.
abstract: The plasma tocopherol concentrations were measured by HPLC in 73 apparently healthy West German children aged from 1 to 14 years and in 7 cord blood samples and 5 infants below 1 year of age. Total tocopherols ranged from 584 to 2024 micrograms/dl in the children above 1 year of age (mean 1046 +/- 283 micrograms/dl) and from 511 to 1155 micrograms/dl in the infants below 1 year of age (mean 879 +/- 270 micrograms/dl). The total tocopherol/total lipid ratio-representing the reliable index for vitamin E status-was far above 0.6 mg/g lipid, a level which is regarded as the lower limit of normal (range 1.23 to 4.09 mg/g total lipid in the older children and 1.52 to 2.05 in the infants below 1 year). A positive correlation was found between plasma lipids and total tocopherol (r = 0.71). Our investigation demonstrated an excellent vitamin E status in the children investigated which is considered to reflect the high supply of West German food with PUFA and vitamin E.
authors.affiliation: University-Children's Hospital, Düsseldorf/FRG.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Laryea
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biggemann
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cieslicki
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wendel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009753:Nutritive Value; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D008055:Lipids; D014810:Vitamin E