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. 2003 Mar;40(3):235-8.

Plasma zinc levels in early infancy in north India

Sriniwas  1 , Shally Awasthi, Shruti Kumar, R C Srivastav
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Plasma zinc levels in early infancy in north India

Sriniwas et al. Indian Pediatr. 2003 Mar.

Abstract

The plasma zinc levels at 1 month of age in term babies with birth weight > 2 kg was 107.69 +/- 23.76 micrograms/dL (range 70 to 150 micrograms/dL). Plasma zinc levels were statistically significantly higher in male babies as compared to females (117.56 +/- 23.84 micrograms/dL vs 98.56 +/- 20.04 micrograms/dL: P value =.003). The zinc levels were also similar among those with and without exclusive breast-feeding. Studies on the clinical benefits of zinc supplementation in young infants are needed.

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