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Copper and Zinc Levels in “Healthy” and “Sick” Elderly
Author(s) -
Murphy P.,
Wadiwala I.,
Sharland D. E.,
Rai G. S.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1985.tb05437.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ceruloplasmin , zinc , acute phase protein , malignancy , osteoporosis , inflammation , disease , gastroenterology , copper , metallurgy , materials science
Healthy elderly as a group have a wider range for serum copper, ceruloplasmin, and serum zinc than the adjusted ranges for the laboratory. In disease serum copper and/or ceruloplasmin act as acute‐phase reactants in vascular disease, inflammation, and malignancy. Serum zinc values likewise are affected by the presence of inflammation and malignancy. The reported low level of copper in patients with osteoporosis was not confirmed by the present study. Neither was there any evidence found for zinc deficiency in patients with dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc 33:847, 1985