Zinc deficiency and normal contents of magnesium and calcium in metabolic X syndrome patients as assessed by the analysis of hair element concentrations

Falkiewicz, Bogdan; Dąbrowska, E; Łukasiak, Jerzy; Cajzer, Daniel; Jabłońska-Kaszewska, I

doi:10.1002/biof.5520110141

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“…Disturbance of cellular magnesium intake results in the development of insulin resistance [37][38][39], while sufficient magnesium intake decreases the risk of diabetes [40]. However, Bogdan et al [41] showed that calcium and magnesium concentrations in metabolic syndrome patients were not different compared with the control group. Therefore, there are many different views concerning whether measurement of hair tissue minerals truthfully reflects mineral concentrations in human body cells [42,43].…”

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Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis and Metabolic Syndrome

Park

Choi

Nam

2009

Biol Trace Elem Res

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Deficiency of minerals causes functional abnormality of enzymes, frequently resulting in metabolic disturbance. We investigated possible relationship between minerals and metabolic syndrome by analysis of hair tissue minerals. We selected 848 subjects older than 20 years of age at Ajou University Hospital from May 2004 to February 2007. We excluded the subjects who had cancers, steroid and thyroid medication, and incomplete record from the study. Finally, 343 subjects were eligible. We performed cross-sectional analysis for the relationship between minerals and metabolic syndrome. The contents of calcium, magnesium, and copper in the metabolic syndrome group were significantly lower than those of the normal group, whereas the amounts of sodium, potassium, and mercury in the metabolic syndrome group were significantly higher than those of the normal group. By dividing the subjects into quartile with the level of calcium, magnesium, and mercury concentrations, we carried out logistic regression analysis to study the subjects and found that the subjects in the third quartile of calcium and magnesium concentrations had significantly lower odds ratio (OR) of the metabolic syndrome compared with that of the lowest quartile group [OR = 0.30, confidence interval (CI) = 0.10-0.89; OR = 0.189, CI = 0.063-0.566] and that the subjects in the highest mercury quartile had significantly higher OR of the metabolic syndrome compared with that of the lowest mercury quartile group (OR = 7.35, CI = 1.73-31.1). As part of the metabolic syndrome, the optimal calcium and magnesium concentrations in hair tissue may reflect decreased risk of metabolic syndrome, whereas high mercury concentration in hair tissue may indicate increased risk of metabolic syndrome.

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Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis and Metabolic Syndrome

Park

Choi

Nam

2009

Biol Trace Elem Res

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“…We have assessed the concentrations of iron, copper, zinc, and magnesium by means of flame atomic absorption spectrometry [6] in serum samples obtained from 39 (35 men and 4 women) patients with porphyria cutanea tarda and from a control group, consisting of 10 healthy persons aged meanly 35 (25-65 years). The mean age of the patients was 54 ± 9.5 years (± standard deviation, SD; range 25-73 years).…”

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Abnormalities in serum copper and iron concentrations in porphyria cutanea tarda patients and their relationships with other parameters

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“…From every student five scalp hair samples were taken (taken together, about 250-300 mg). Samples were mineralized by a modified wet-ashing technique and the measurements performed and controlled as described [3]. In order to examine possible relationships between the parameters examined, the t-Student's test was used, or Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated, using Statistica for Windows 4.3 software (StatSoft Corp., USA, 1993).…”

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