title: Nutritional status of patients with leg ulcers.
abstract: A group of 30 consecutive patients from a leg ulcer clinic were compared with age- and sex-matched controls in respect of 11 indices which may reflect nutritional deficiency. Twenty-one controls and 23 patients showed a total of 92 abnormalities, of which 48 were classified as severe. Mean indices were not significantly different in the two groups apart from a lower haemoglobin in patients and raised serum ferritin in controls.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc