Serum levels of trace elements and iron-deficiency anemia in adult Vietnamese.
This study was aimed at assessing the serum levels of vitamin A, copper, zinc, selenium, and iron among adult Vietnamese with and without iron-deficiency anemia. Blood was collected from adult Vietnamese living in the midland of northern Vietnam. One hundred twenty-three subjects in the age range 20-60 yr were included in the study. Anemia, where the concentration of hemoglobin in whole blood is less than 120 g/L in females and 130 g/L in males, was found in 30% (37/123) of the study population. The levels of vitamin Aand selenium in the sera of anemic subjects (n = 37) were significantly lower than that in nonanemic group (n = 86). On the other hand, no significant differences were observed in the concentrations of copper and zinc between the two groups. This study was the first to show serum levels of trace elements in adult Vietnamese, providing useful baseline information for further studies.
Van Nhien
Nguyen
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Department of Preventive Environment and Nutrition, Systems of Nutritional Sciences, Graduate School of Health Biosciences Research, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Khan
Nguyen Cong
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Yabutani
Tomoki
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Ninh
Nguyen Xuan
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Kassu
Afework
A
Huong
Bui Thi Mai
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Do
Tran Thanh
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Motonaka
Junko
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Ota
Fusao
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D000328:Adult; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012643:Selenium / Q000097:blood; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000097:blood*; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood
D014131:Trace Elements; D014801:Vitamin A; D003300:Copper; D007501:Iron; D012643:Selenium; D015032:Zinc