Some opinions of the impact of zinc complement in the sleep disorder in children
- Author:
Danh Thanh Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
sleep disorder
- MeSH:
Sleep Disorders;
Child
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):27-30
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Remarks on influences of zinc deficiency to sleep in children and effects of zinc supplementation to sleep disorders in children. Exploring 104 chronic anorexic and malnourished children aged 3 -36 months were divided into two groups named A and B. Both groups have been similar age, sex, clinical symptoms and monitored, guided and treated with the same regime and scheme. A comparative study on the differences of some selected indicators between children in group A whose dietary intake was added a dose of 10 mg zinc gluconate/day/child and others in control group B have been carried out. The results show that 53% of them were low zinc deficiency, sleep duration of them were short, with 69% of them had sleep disorders and were at 3 times higher risk of getting sleep disorders compared with children without lacking zinc (p<0,01). Besides the effects were known, zinc’s supplementation has effected to treat clearly to sleep disorder in children. It may be an useful characteristic of zinc element which has been identified at the first time, so it is necessary to keep on study more.
