Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Healthy 1–3-Year-Old Children from Three Western European Countries

Zinc deficiency (ZnD) has adverse health consequences such as stunted growth. Since young children have an increased risk of developing ZnD, it is important to determine its prevalence and associated factors in this population. However, only a few studies have reported on ZnD prevalence in young chi...

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Autores principales:	Mirjam Vreugdenhil, Marjolijn D. Akkermans, Liandré F. van der Merwe, Ruurd M. van Elburg, Johannes B. van Goudoever, Frank Brus
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ff85e1bd44c24f348288f7b2647b21b32021-11-25T18:33:23ZPrevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Healthy 1–3-Year-Old Children from Three Western European Countries10.3390/nu131137132072-6643https://doaj.org/article/ff85e1bd44c24f348288f7b2647b21b32021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/3713https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643Zinc deficiency (ZnD) has adverse health consequences such as stunted growth. Since young children have an increased risk of developing ZnD, it is important to determine its prevalence and associated factors in this population. However, only a few studies have reported on ZnD prevalence in young children from Western high-income countries. This study evaluated ZnD prevalence and associated factors, including dietary Zn intake, in healthy 1–3-year-old children from Western European, high-income countries. ZnD was defined as serum Zn concentration <9.9 µmol/L. A total of 278 children were included with a median age of 1.7 years (Q1–Q3: 1.2–2.3). The median Zn concentration was 11.0 µmol/L (Q1–Q3: 9.0–12.2), and ZnD prevalence was 31.3%. No significant differences were observed in the socio-economic characteristics between children with and without ZnD. Dietary Zn intake was not associated with ZnD. ZnD is common in healthy 1–3-year-old children from Western European countries. However, the use of currently available cut-off values defining ZnD in young children has its limitations since these are largely based on reference values in older children. Moreover, these values were not evaluated in relation to health consequences, warranting further research.Mirjam VreugdenhilMarjolijn D. AkkermansLiandré F. van der MerweRuurd M. van ElburgJohannes B. van GoudoeverFrank BrusMDPI AGarticlezinczinc deficiencydietary zinc intakechildrenWestern EuropeNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 3713, p 3713 (2021)
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topic	zinc zinc deficiency dietary zinc intake children Western Europe Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
spellingShingle	zinc zinc deficiency dietary zinc intake children Western Europe Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Mirjam Vreugdenhil Marjolijn D. Akkermans Liandré F. van der Merwe Ruurd M. van Elburg Johannes B. van Goudoever Frank Brus Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Healthy 1–3-Year-Old Children from Three Western European Countries
description	Zinc deficiency (ZnD) has adverse health consequences such as stunted growth. Since young children have an increased risk of developing ZnD, it is important to determine its prevalence and associated factors in this population. However, only a few studies have reported on ZnD prevalence in young children from Western high-income countries. This study evaluated ZnD prevalence and associated factors, including dietary Zn intake, in healthy 1–3-year-old children from Western European, high-income countries. ZnD was defined as serum Zn concentration <9.9 µmol/L. A total of 278 children were included with a median age of 1.7 years (Q1–Q3: 1.2–2.3). The median Zn concentration was 11.0 µmol/L (Q1–Q3: 9.0–12.2), and ZnD prevalence was 31.3%. No significant differences were observed in the socio-economic characteristics between children with and without ZnD. Dietary Zn intake was not associated with ZnD. ZnD is common in healthy 1–3-year-old children from Western European countries. However, the use of currently available cut-off values defining ZnD in young children has its limitations since these are largely based on reference values in older children. Moreover, these values were not evaluated in relation to health consequences, warranting further research.
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author	Mirjam Vreugdenhil Marjolijn D. Akkermans Liandré F. van der Merwe Ruurd M. van Elburg Johannes B. van Goudoever Frank Brus
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title	Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Healthy 1–3-Year-Old Children from Three Western European Countries
title_short	Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Healthy 1–3-Year-Old Children from Three Western European Countries
title_full	Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Healthy 1–3-Year-Old Children from Three Western European Countries
title_fullStr	Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Healthy 1–3-Year-Old Children from Three Western European Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Healthy 1–3-Year-Old Children from Three Western European Countries
title_sort	prevalence of zinc deficiency in healthy 1–3-year-old children from three western european countries
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/ff85e1bd44c24f348288f7b2647b21b3
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Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Healthy 1–3-Year-Old Children from Three Western European Countries

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