ABSTRACT
The urinary sulfur/creatinine ratio and urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio of Thai soldiers and schoolchildren from Nakhon Nayok, 100 km northeast of Bangkok, the Lam-takong resettlement area and the Kohn Kaen resettlement and irrigation area northeast of Thailand were determined. As reference group healthy children from the University school in Khon Kaen were selected. The urinary urea N/creatinine ratio was significantly lower for the children from Nakhon Nayok, the Lam-takong resettlement and the Khon Kaen resettlement and irrigation area when compared with the reference group. The ratio values of the soldiers was significantly lower than the ratio of every group of children. The urinary sulfur/creatinine ratio for the children in Nakhon Nayok was lower and for the children in the Lam-takong and Khon Kaen resettlements were significantly lower than the ratio of the reference group. For the reference group the normal range for urea N/creatinine ratio was between 4.8 and 14.5 and for sulfur/creatinine ratio between 0.40 and 1.40.
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Adult , Child , Creatinine/urine , Dietary Proteins/metabolism , Humans , Sulfates/urine , Thailand , Urea/urineSubject(s)
Adult , Child , Cholesterol/blood , Dietary Fats , Humans , Lipids/blood , Male , Microchemistry/methods , Thailand , Triglycerides/bloodABSTRACT
The vitamin B1, B2 and B6 status of school children were studied in the Khon Kaen resettlement and irrigation area and in the Lam-takong settlement in northease Thailand using the in vitro tests based on the erythrocyte transketolase, glutathione reductase and glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase activities. Healthy school children from the Khon Kaen University School were selected as a reference group. The results demonstrate that the vitamin B1 status in the resettlement area is sufficient, but about 20% to 35% of all the children show evidence of vitamin B2 and B6 deficiencies. It is noticed that besides a high prevalence of parasitic infections and poor hygienic conditions the protein and vitamin intake is low and improvement of the situation is necessary.
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Aspartate Aminotransferases/blood , Child , Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide , Glutathione Reductase/blood , Humans , Male , Pyridoxine/blood , Riboflavin/blood , Thailand , Thiamine/blood , Thiamine Pyrophosphate , Transketolase/blood , Vitamin B Deficiency/diagnosisABSTRACT
The human serum proteins with a carbohydrate portion of more than 10 per cent in the molecule, alpha1-acid glycoprotein, alpha1-antichymotrypsin, alpha1B-glycoprotein and alpha2HS-glycoprotein were studied in thirteen cases of protein-energy malnutrition. The "acute phase reactant" proteins alpha1-acid glycoprotein and alpha1-antichymotrypsin were found to be increased above the controls, whereas the other "glycoproteins" either decreased or did not change significantly. Also albumin, prealbumin and transferrin were found to be low in the cases of protein-energy malnutrition.