Analysis of Trace Elements in Blood of 312 Children with Rachitis in Qingdao
- VernacularTitle:青岛市婴幼儿佝偻病312例血微量营养素分析
- Author:
qing-yi, ZHU
;
jing-dong, LIU
;
yu-hong, JIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
rickets;
trace elements;
lead poisoning
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2004;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the relationship between trace elements and rachitis in children.Methods Three hundred and twelve patients with rachitis and 297 healthy children were selected for this study.Blood zinc(Zn),iron(Fe),plasma copper(Cu),calcium(Ca),magnesium(Mg),lead(Pb) and cadmium(Cd) were assayed by atomic absorption spectrophotometer.Results The levels of Zn,Fe,Cu of rachitis in blood were significantly lower than those of healthy children,while the levels of Mg,Pb were higher.There were significant differences between 2 groups(P
