title: Serum levels of trace elements and iron-deficiency anemia in adult Vietnamese.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Environment and Nutrition, Systems of Nutritional Sciences, Graduate School of Health Biosciences Research, Hanoi, Vietnam.
authors.forename: Nguyen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Van Nhien
authors.forename: Nguyen Cong
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Tomoki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yabutani
authors.forename: Nguyen Xuan
authors.initials: NX
authors.lastname: Ninh
authors.forename: Afework
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kassu
authors.forename: Bui Thi Mai
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Huong
authors.forename: Tran Thanh
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Do
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Motonaka
authors.forename: Fusao
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ota
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D014801:Vitamin A; D003300:Copper; D007501:Iron; D012643:Selenium; D015032:Zinc