Study on physical and some serum parameters of inhabitants living in agricultural Terai region, Nepal.
Serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (gamma-GTP), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), urea nitrogen (BUN), uric acid (UA) and creatinine (CRE) levels were examined in 183 people (98 males and 85 females aged 10 to 68 years) living in Terai region in Nepal. The mean values of serum components examined did not differ by sex in the age group of 10-14 years. The mean values of serum AST, ALT and gamma-GTP levels differed significantly between the sexes (P<0.01). The all physical measurements and serum parameters observed correlated well in males, but a few of them correlated in females. The AST-ALT, AST-gamma-GTP, ALT-CRE and BUN-CRE correlated well in both sexes. The UA correlated with ALT and gamma-GTP, CRE with gamma-GTP, LDH and UA in males, while only AST-LDH and gamma-GTP-BUN correlated in females. The levels of most of the serum components examined in this study were within normal ranges for Japanese and others. However, it seemed to be necessary to improve their living conditions as these serum components are related to hepatic or renal function and the infectious diseases.
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, School of Human Environmental Sciences, Mukogawa Women's University, Hyogo, Japan.
Yoshimi
Y
Ohno
Hiroshi
H
Shibata
Kazuko
K
Hirai
Mamoru
M
Nakanishi
Kumiko
K
Nagata
Toshihide
T
Tamura
Shiba Kumar
SK
Rai
Mathura Prasad
MP
Shrestha
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000383:Agriculture; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002648:Child; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal; D012737:Sex Factors; D014166:Transferases / Q000097:blood*; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*
D014527:Uric Acid; D003404:Creatinine; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D014166:Transferases