Serum copper, zinc, ceruloplasmin and superoxide dismutase in Thai overweight and obese.
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ABSTRACT
The serum copper, selenium, ceruloplasmin, superoxide dismutase (SOD) (specific activities of antioxidant enzymes), anthropometric measurements, including waist/hip ratio 51 male and 190 female overweight subjects (body mass index (BMI) > or = 25.0 kg/m2) compared with a 26 male and 83 female control group (BMI = 18.5-24.9 kg/m2) Thai volunteers who attended the Out-patient Department, General Practice Section, Rajvithi Hospital, Bangkok, for a physical check-up from March to October, 1998, were investigated. There was no age difference between the overweight group and the controls. All of the anthropometric variables, except the height of the overweight group, were significantly higher than those of the normal subjects. The medians of weight and waist/hip ratio of overweight and obese males were significantly higher than those of overweight and obese females. Serum ceruloplasmin, copper were statistically significantly higher in overweight subjects than in the controls. However, serum zinc and superoxide dismutase activity in the overweight group were found to be lower than in the control group. Higher serum ceruloplasmin, copper, zinc and superoxide dismutase activity were shown in the female overweight group than in the male overweight group. Ceruloplasmin was found to correlate positively with copper concentration but negatively related with superoxide dismutase enzyme activity. A negative correlation was found between serum copper and zinc concentrations in both sexes of the overweight and obese subjects. Low SOD activity found in the overweight and obese subjects might be caused by low zinc intake.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Superoxide Dismutase
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Thailand
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Zinc
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Ceruloplasmin
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Body Mass Index
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Case-Control Studies
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Adolescent
Type of study:
Observational study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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