Could Zinc Supplementation in Pregnancy Improve Infancy Outcomes?

lranian journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases

Z Farajzadegan²  L Giahchin³  A Mahmoodian¹  Z Yekta⁴ 

[1] Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran;Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran;General practitioner, Isfahan, Iran,;Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia , Iran.

关键词: Zink;    development;    anthropometric;    infant.;   

DOI  :  10.17795/semj20649

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Introduction:Zincisamicroelementthatrecentlyhasbeenmorestudiedinhumandevelopmentandpregnancyoutcome.theaimofstudyistoassessifsupplementationofzincduringpregnancymayimproveinfancygrowthanddevelopmentalparameters.MaterialsandMethods:190infantsintwodifferentgroups(exposedandnonexposed)followedviaahistoricalcohortstudy6-9monthstoassesstheirgrowthanddevelopment.Weassessedthembymeasuringofanthropometricindicators,andalsoweusedDDSTII(Denverdevelopmentalscoringtest)forevaluatingtheirdevelopmentalstatus.Results:therewerenosignificantdifferencesbetweenanthropometricindicatorsamongexposedandnonexposedgroup(P>0.0S),butexposedgroupshowed,significantlyhighpercentofadvancedscoreofdevelopment(p

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