Zinc Deficiency in Acute Gastroenteritis and Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition, cilt.3, sa.1, ss.49-52, 2011 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 3 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.1177/1941406410395935
- Dergi Adı: ICAN: Infant, Child, & Adolescent Nutrition
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.49-52
- Anahtar Kelimeler: gastroenteritis, infectious diseases, zinc deficiency
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim. The objective was to study zinc deficiency in acute gastroenteritis and upper respiratory tract infections. Methods. A total of 203 children were enrolled in this case— control study. Plasma zinc concentrations were compared between acute gastroenteritis, upper respiratory tract infections, and the control group. Results. There was a statistically significant relationship between disease type and plasma zinc level (P = .001). Zinc-deficient children had higher odds ratio for acute gastroenteritis compared with upper respiratory tract infection. Low zinc levels were associated with lower weight measurements (r = .49, P < .001). Plasma zinc levels compared by age and gender were not statistically significant (P = .8 and P = .5, respectively). Conclusions. This study provided additional data and analysis to support the deficiency of zinc in acute gastroenteritis but our results revealed no correlation between zinc deficiency and upper respiratory tract infections. © 2011, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.