Association of Serum Zinc Levels in Overweight and Obesity
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Low levels of zinc (Zn) have adverse effects on physiological and metabolic functions in humans, especially in processes linked with obesity. In this work, serum Zn levels and their associations with biochemical parameters (glucose, triglycerides, and total cholesterol), sex, and body mass index (BMI) were determined. The distribution of the study sample by sex was homogeneous: 52.6%25 were women and 47.4%25 were men. Women had higher BMI and Zn levels (normal weight and obesity) than men, but the differences in BMI and serum Zn levels by sex were not significant (p %27 0.05). Nevertheless, the results obtained showed a decrease in serum Zn levels in overweight and obese individuals (p %27 0.05) and a negative correlation between BMI and serum Zn levels (r = − 0.663 and p %27 0.001); additionally, a significant correlation was identified between cholesterol and triglyceride values (r = 0.493 and p %27 0.001). In conclusion, this study demonstrated decreased serum Zn levels in overweight and obese individuals. © 2020, Springer Science%2bBusiness Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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Low levels of zinc (Zn) have adverse effects on physiological and metabolic functions in humans, especially in processes linked with obesity. In this work, serum Zn levels and their associations with biochemical parameters (glucose, triglycerides, and total cholesterol), sex, and body mass index (BMI) were determined. The distribution of the study sample by sex was homogeneous: 52.6%25 were women and 47.4%25 were men. Women had higher BMI and Zn levels (normal weight and obesity) than men, but the differences in BMI and serum Zn levels by sex were not significant (p ' 0.05). Nevertheless, the results obtained showed a decrease in serum Zn levels in overweight and obese individuals (p ' 0.05) and a negative correlation between BMI and serum Zn levels (r = − 0.663 and p ' 0.001); additionally, a significant correlation was identified between cholesterol and triglyceride values (r = 0.493 and p ' 0.001). In conclusion, this study demonstrated decreased serum Zn levels in overweight and obese individuals. © 2020, Springer Science%2bBusiness Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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Obesity; Overweight; Young adults; Zinc cholesterol; glucose; triacylglycerol; zinc; adult; anthropometry; Article; blood sampling; body mass; body weight; cholesterol blood level; controlled study; disease association; female; glucose blood level; human; human cell; inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; lipid fingerprinting; major clinical study; male; Mexican; obesity; sex difference; triacylglycerol blood level; zinc blood level
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