| dc.creator | Olivares,Manuel | |
| dc.creator | Lera,Lydia | |
| dc.creator | Albala,Cecilia | |
| dc.creator | Pizarro,Fernando | |
| dc.creator | Araya,Magdalena | |
| dc.date | 2011-03-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-07T16:37:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-07T16:37:58Z | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872011000300001 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/404923 | |
| dc.description | Background: Older subjects have a high risk of developing zinc and copper deficiencies. Aim: To determine the prevalence of copper and zinc deficiencies in adults aged over 60 years, living in Metropolitan Santiago. Subjects and Methods: Analyses were performed using anonymous serum samplesfrom older subjects living in Santiago, Chile, who participated in the multicenter project SABE. Of the studied subjects, 49.3% had enough left over serum to measure serum zinc and copper concentrations by atomic absorption spectrometry. Results: A total of444 men and 198 women were studied. A positive correlation between serum zinc and copper was found in both women (r = 0.44, p < 0.001) and men (r = 0.48, p < 0.001). There were no differences in serum zinc concentration by sex and age. The prevalence of subnormal serum zinc valúes was 66.9% in women and 66.7% in men. Women had a significantly higher serum copper valúes than men (p < 0.02) and there were no differences by age. Prevalence of subnormal serum copper valúes was higher in women than in men (32.9 and 23.7% respectively, p < 0.05). Women had significantly higher copper I zinc serum ratio than men (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Older people living in Metropolitan Santiago have a high prevalence of copper and zinc deficiencies. | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.139 n.3 2011 | |
| dc.subject | Aged | |
| dc.subject | Copper | |
| dc.subject | Chile | |
| dc.subject | Nutritional status | |
| dc.subject | Zinc | |
| dc.title | Prevalencia de las deficiencias de zinc y cobre en adultos mayores de la Región Metropolitana de Santiago | |
| dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |
