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Multiple micronutrient deficiencies in obese women in rural Mexico
Author(s) -
García Olga Patricia,
Ronquillo Dolores,
Caamaño María del Carmen,
Rosado Jorge Luis
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.737.7
Subject(s) - micronutrient , medicine , waist , obesity , endocrinology , vitamin , zinc deficiency (plant disorder) , population , vitamin c , blood lipids , cholesterol , environmental health , pathology
The objective of this cross‐sectional study was to evaluate the nutritional status of micronutrients among obese women and its impact on BMI, central adiposity, body fat, blood pressure, lipids profile, glucose and C‐reactive protein (CRP) concentrations. Obese women aged 34 ± 6 years (n=143) from a rural community in Mexico were evaluated. Anthropometrical measurements included weight, height, and waist circumference. A fasting blood sample was taken for the analysis of glucose, lipids profile, CRP, vitamins A, D and E, iron and zinc. Body composition was determined by DEXA. The prevalence of vitamin D, vitamin E, and iron deficiencies were 22%, 68.7%, and 44.3%, respectively. No deficiencies were found for vitamin A or zinc. Vitamin E was positively associated with glucose (p<0.001, β=3.6±0.8), triglycerides (p<0.001, β=19.3±1.9), and LDL (p<0.05, β=2.3±1.1), and negatively associated with HDL (p<0.001, β=−2.4±0.7). Women with higher zinc concentrations had significantly lower LDL (p<0.05, β=−20±7.8) and significantly higher HDL (p<0.05, β=14.1±5.3) concentrations. No associations were found with obesity or between vitamin D, vitamin A and iron with any of the variables studied. In conclusion, obese women in this population have multiple micronutrient deficiencies; only poor zinc status was associated with higher concentration of lipids in blood.