Iron, zinc, copper and magnesium nutritional status in Mexican children aged 1 to 11 years.
Salud Publica Mex
; 54(2): 125-34, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the micronutrient nutritional status of a national sample of 1-11 year old Mexican children surveyed in 2006 in National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT 2006) and their association with dietary and sociodemographic factors. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Serum samples were used (n=5 060) to measure the concentrations of ferritin, transferrin receptor, zinc, copper and magnesium.RESULTS:
Prevalence of deficiencies in 1-4 and 5-11y old children were for iron (using low ferritin) 26.0 and 13.0%; zinc, 28.1 and 25.8%, respectively; and copper, ≈30% in both age groups. Magnesium low serum concentrations (MLSC), were found in 12.0% and 28.4% of the children, respectively. Being beneficiary of Liconsa (OR=0.32; C.I.95%, 0.17-0.61) or belonging to higher socioeconomic status (OR=0.63; C.I.95%, 0.41-0.97) were protective against iron deficiency. Increasing age (OR=0.59; C.I.95%, 1.19-1.32) and living in the Central Region (OR=0.59; C.I.95%, 0.36-0.97) were protective against MLSC.CONCLUSIONS:
Deficiencies of iron and zinc are serious public health problems in Mexican children.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Zinco
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Estado Nutricional
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Micronutrientes
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Cobre
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Deficiências de Ferro
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Ferro
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Salud Publica Mex
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article