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Abstract
Short stature is a common problem in children globally, especially in developing countries
The past few years have seen several substantial advances in our understanding of the importance of micronutrients in child health nutrition. Although, historically child nutrition in developing countries has focused on protein and energy sufficiency, more recent efforts have been made to evaluate and eliminate micronutrient deficiencies.
Micronutrient deficiencies are prevalent in early life, particularly in developing country and during infancy and toddler hood, when there is rapid growth and a concomitant high nutritional demand. Other vulnerable periods are adolescence and pregnancy. Among Micronutrients, iron is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world and is the major cause of anemia.
The aim of this work was to study iron and zinc status in short stature for age according to growth charts in Egyptian rural areas in age group 12-16 years.
This study was carried out on 40 subjects, their age ranged between 12-16 years twenty of them are control subjects and twenty persons are suffering from short stature for age according to growth charts.
and they were divided into two groups :
Group1: subjects with normal length for age ( according to growth charts) as a controls (their number is twenty persons).
group 2: subjects with short stature for age according to growth charts(their number is twenty persons).
Our results summarized that:
- The mean age in control group was 14.65±1.69, while in study group was 13.95±1.49 years, there was no significant difference between the two studied groups regarding age. (P=0.452)
- Regarding sex, in control group there was 55.0% male and 45.0% females, on the other hand in study group, there was 50.0% male and 50.0% females, there was no significant difference between the two studied groups regarding sex. (P=0.611)
- Regarding height the mean height in control group was 136.8±7.65, while in study group was 128.9±6.98, on comparing the two studied groups it was found that there was a significant decreasing in height in study group than control group. (P=0.041)
- Regarding weight it was found that there was a significant decrease in weight in study group than control group. (P=0.048)
- The BMI in control group was 22.65±1.98, while in study group was 20.1±1.36, on comparing the two studied groups it was found that there was a significant decreasing in BMI in study group than the control group. (P=0.033)
- Regarding stool analysis results in the two studied groups, in control there was 2 cases positive parasitic infection, while in study group 3 cases show a positive for parasitic infection, there was no significant difference between the two studied groups regarding the stool analysis. (P=711)
- The Hb level in the two studied groups, in control group Hb level was 11.15±0.98, while in study group was 10.01±1.0, there was a significant decrease in Hb level in study group than the control group. (P=0.035)
- In control group WBCs was 5.82±0.69, while in study group was 5.36±0.71, there was a no significant correlation in WBCs level in the two study groups. (P=0.305)
- In control group RBCs count was 3.72±0.411, while in study group was 3.201±0.611, there was a significant decrease in RBCs count in study group than the control group. (P=0.048)
- In control group serum iron level was, 66.8±4.32while in study group was 61.5±3.65, there was a significant decrease in serum iron level in study group than the control group. (P=0.042)
- The serum ferritin level in control group was 32.5±5.32, while in study group was 24.5±2.36, there was a significant decrease in serum ferritin level in study group than the control group. (P=0.001)
- In control group iron binding capacity was, 198.6±56.8while in study group was, 325.6±109.58there was a significant increase in iron binding capacity level in study group than the control group. (P=0.001)
- In control group serum zinc level was 70.6±6.22, while in study group was 54.3±5.65, there was a significant decrease in Serum zinc level in study group than the control group. (P=0.001)
- There were negative significant correlations between iron binding capacity with serum zinc level, serum ferritin, serum iron level, WBCs and Hb respectively, while there were positive significant correlation between serum zinc level with serum ferritin, serum iron level, WBCs and Hb.
- There were positive significant correlation between serum ferritin with serum iron level, WBCs and Hb.
- There were positive significant correlation between serum iron level with WBCs and Hb.
- There were positive significant correlation between WBCs with Hb.
- There were no statistical significant correlations between iron binding capacity, serum iron , serum ferritin ,and serum zinc ,with Wt, Ht, and BMI.