title: Serum total protein, albumin and A/G ratio in different grades of protein energy malnutrition.
abstract: The serum total protein, albumin and serum A/G ratio was studied on 20 healthy children and 30 children suffering from protein energy malnutrition of different grade such as grade-I grade-II and grade-III. Serum total protein and albumin levels in grade-I grade-II and grade-III PEM were significantly lowers than control. Serum total protein between different grades of PEM was changed but not significantly. Serum A/G ratio of grade-1 & grade-II PEM were high than that of control, but not significantly. Serum A/G ratio of grade I and grade II PEM were higher than that of control, but not significantly. But in grade-III PEM this values were significantly higher than that of control. When comparison were done within the different grades of PEM, it was found that their A/G ratio were changed but not significantly.
authors.affiliation: Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka.
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Begum
mesh_terms: D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000097:blood*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000032:analysis*; D012712:Serum Globulins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D012709:Serum Albumin; D012712:Serum Globulins