Serum Iron, Zinc, and Vitamin A Levels in 2-to-6-Year-Old Children with Small or No Appetite

Medine Taşar; Nevin Özdemiroğlu; Abdurrezak Kaya; Rukiye Ünsal Saç

Makale detayları

Serum Iron, Zinc, and Vitamin A Levels in 2-to-6-Year-Old Children with Small or No Appetite

Yazarlar:

Medine Taşar | Nevin Özdemiroğlu | Abdurrezak Kaya | Rukiye Ünsal Saç

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları

Dergi:

Çocuk Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 1, pp.5-10

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001326878

pISSN:

1308-8491

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Objective: This study aimed to compare height, weight measurements and serum iron, serum zinc, and serum vitamin A levels of children identified as having smallno appetites by their parents, with healthy controls. Methods: The research has been designed as a prospective study involving children ages 2-6 years who have been identified as having small or no appetite by their parents, as well as healthy controls from the same age group. After obtaining the informed consent forms, the parents filled out the questionnaire that includes questions about their sociodemographic parameters and childrens eating behaviors. The childrens medical and family history were taken and their physical examinations regarding systems, height, and weight were examined. The study also evaluated the childrens hemoglobin, serum iron, serum zinc, and serum vitamin A levels. For both groups, the study excluded children who were born prematurely, who had a family history of chronic drug use or chronic disease, who had abnormal laboratory tests, or who received pathological findings from their physical examination. The study uses the package program SPSS 15.0 package program for statistical comparisons, the chi-squared test for qualitative variations, and the Students t test and Mann- Whitney U test for quantitative variations with a value of p0.05 being considered significant. The study also obtained ethical approval from the regional ethical committee. Results: The study group includes 54 children 50 female, 50 male, and the control group includes 53 children 59 female, 41 male, each group having similar age and gender distributions. Children with weight and height above the 75th percentile are more common in the control group 28 and 30, respectively than among the anorexic children group 2 and 4, respectively; p0.002. The study groups serum iron and serum zinc levels are lower than the control groups p0.026, p0.002, respectively. The two groups had similar serum vitamin A levels p0.05. Conclusions: Although most children defined as having a small appetite continue to grow normally, evaluating them in terms of iron and zinc deficiencies and supporting them is appropriate in essential cases.

 Objective: This study aimed to compare height, weight measurements and serum iron, serum zinc, and serum vitamin A levels of children identified as having smallno appetites by their parents, with healthy controls. Methods: The research has been designed as a prospective study involving children ages 2-6 years who have been identified as having small or no appetite by their parents, as well as healthy controls from the same age group. After obtaining the informed consent forms, the parents filled out the questionnaire that includes questions about their sociodemographic parameters and childrens eating behaviors. The childrens medical and family history were taken and their physical examinations regarding systems, height, and weight were examined. The study also evaluated the childrens hemoglobin, serum iron, serum zinc, and serum vitamin A levels. For both groups, the study excluded children who were born prematurely, who had a family history of chronic drug use or chronic disease, who had abnormal laboratory tests, or who received pathological findings from their physical examination. The study uses the package program SPSS 15.0 package program for statistical comparisons, the chi-squared test for qualitative variations, and the Students t test and Mann- Whitney U test for quantitative variations with a value of p0.05 being considered significant. The study also obtained ethical approval from the regional ethical committee. Results: The study group includes 54 children 50 female, 50 male, and the control group includes 53 children 59 female, 41 male, each group having similar age and gender distributions. Children with weight and height above the 75th percentile are more common in the control group 28 and 30, respectively than among the anorexic children group 2 and 4, respectively; p0.002. The study groups serum iron and serum zinc levels are lower than the control groups p0.026, p0.002, respectively. The two groups had similar serum vitamin A levels p0.05. Conclusions: Although most children defined as having a small appetite continue to grow normally, evaluating them in terms of iron and zinc deficiencies and supporting them is appropriate in essential cases.

 Objective: This study aimed to compare height, weight measurements and serum iron, serum zinc, and serum vitamin A levels of children identified as having smallno appetites by their parents, with healthy controls. Methods: The research has been designed as a prospective study involving children ages 2-6 years who have been identified as having small or no appetite by their parents, as well as healthy controls from the same age group. After obtaining the informed consent forms, the parents filled out the questionnaire that includes questions about their sociodemographic parameters and childrens eating behaviors. The childrens medical and family history were taken and their physical examinations regarding systems, height, and weight were examined. The study also evaluated the childrens hemoglobin, serum iron, serum zinc, and serum vitamin A levels. For both groups, the study excluded children who were born prematurely, who had a family history of chronic drug use or chronic disease, who had abnormal laboratory tests, or who received pathological findings from their physical examination. The study uses the package program SPSS 15.0 package program for statistical comparisons, the chi-squared test for qualitative variations, and the Students t test and Mann- Whitney U test for quantitative variations with a value of p0.05 being considered significant. The study also obtained ethical approval from the regional ethical committee. Results: The study group includes 54 children 50 female, 50 male, and the control group includes 53 children 59 female, 41 male, each group having similar age and gender distributions. Children with weight and height above the 75th percentile are more common in the control group 28 and 30, respectively than among the anorexic children group 2 and 4, respectively; p0.002. The study groups serum iron and serum zinc levels are lower than the control groups p0.026, p0.002, respectively. The two groups had similar serum vitamin A levels p0.05. Conclusions: Although most children defined as having a small appetite continue to grow normally, evaluating them in terms of iron and zinc deficiencies and supporting them is appropriate in essential cases.

 Objective: This study aimed to compare height, weight measurements and serum iron, serum zinc, and serum vitamin A levels of children identified as having smallno appetites by their parents, with healthy controls. Methods: The research has been designed as a prospective study involving children ages 2-6 years who have been identified as having small or no appetite by their parents, as well as healthy controls from the same age group. After obtaining the informed consent forms, the parents filled out the questionnaire that includes questions about their sociodemographic parameters and childrens eating behaviors. The childrens medical and family history were taken and their physical examinations regarding systems, height, and weight were examined. The study also evaluated the childrens hemoglobin, serum iron, serum zinc, and serum vitamin A levels. For both groups, the study excluded children who were born prematurely, who had a family history of chronic drug use or chronic disease, who had abnormal laboratory tests, or who received pathological findings from their physical examination. The study uses the package program SPSS 15.0 package program for statistical comparisons, the chi-squared test for qualitative variations, and the Students t test and Mann- Whitney U test for quantitative variations with a value of p0.05 being considered significant. The study also obtained ethical approval from the regional ethical committee. Results: The study group includes 54 children 50 female, 50 male, and the control group includes 53 children 59 female, 41 male, each group having similar age and gender distributions. Children with weight and height above the 75th percentile are more common in the control group 28 and 30, respectively than among the anorexic children group 2 and 4, respectively; p0.002. The study groups serum iron and serum zinc levels are lower than the control groups p0.026, p0.002, respectively. The two groups had similar serum vitamin A levels p0.05. Conclusions: Although most children defined as having a small appetite continue to grow normally, evaluating them in terms of iron and zinc deficiencies and supporting them is appropriate in essential cases.

Makale detayları

Serum Iron, Zinc, and Vitamin A Levels in 2-to-6-Year-Old Children with Small or No Appetite

Yazarlar: Medine Taşar | Nevin Özdemiroğlu | Abdurrezak Kaya | Rukiye Ünsal Saç

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları

Dergi: Çocuk Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 1, pp.5-10

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2024

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001326878

pISSN: 1308-8491

Children

appetite

iron

vitamin A

zinc

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Yazarlar:

Medine Taşar | Nevin Özdemiroğlu | Abdurrezak Kaya | Rukiye Ünsal Saç

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları

Dergi:

Çocuk Dergisi Vol.24 Issue 1, pp.5-10

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001326878

pISSN:

1308-8491