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Age- and sex-specific pediatric reference intervals and correlations for zinc, copper, selenium, iron, vitamins A and E, and related proteins.
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NutritionRelated ProteinsIron MetabolismPublic HealthMineral MetabolismMicronutrient SupplementationHealth SciencesSelenium DeficiencyClinical NutritionSerum ZincMicronutrientsChild DevelopmentHealthy Pediatric PopulationBioactive MetalPhysiologyPediatricsSex-specific Reference IntervalsChild NutritionNutritional SciencesNutritional ScienceHuman NutritionMedicine
Age- and sex-specific reference intervals based on the 0.025 and 0.975 fractiles of data derived from a healthy pediatric population are presented for zinc, copper, selenium, iron, ferritin, retinol, alpha-tocopherol, and related analytes in serum. Age was an important covariate for copper, selenium, retinol, and tocopherol, and ferritin in boys. Strong correlations were found between retinol and retinol-binding protein, prealbumin (transthyretin), alpha-tocopherol, and selenium. Tocopherol was highly correlated with both cholesterol and triglycerides. We found no relationship between serum zinc and either retinol or retinol-binding protein. Despite exclusion of children in whom anemia, microcytosis, or variant hemoglobins were found, the 0.025 fractile for iron in several age groups was even less than the concentration considered to indicate poor iron nutritional status.