Micronutrient levels among aborigines in Pahang and Perak

Micronutrients are essential component of human life. Only small amounts are required for normal growth. The objective of this study was to assess micronutrient status among aborigines living in Sg Siput (U), Perak and Kuala Lipis , Pahang. Our study showed that serum selenium, manganese, magnesium...

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Main Authors:	Ismarulyusda Ishak, Zaleha Md Isa, Jamaludin Mohamed, Khairul Osman, Iskandar Zulkarnain Alias, Khalid Abdul Kadir, Osman Ali
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Published:	Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2005
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4453/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4453/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4453/1/vol11-02ayiesah.pdf

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spelling	ukm-44532016-12-14T06:36:04Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4453/ Micronutrient levels among aborigines in Pahang and Perak Ismarulyusda Ishak, Zaleha Md Isa, Jamaludin Mohamed, Khairul Osman, Iskandar Zulkarnain Alias, Khalid Abdul Kadir, Osman Ali, Micronutrients are essential component of human life. Only small amounts are required for normal growth. The objective of this study was to assess micronutrient status among aborigines living in Sg Siput (U), Perak and Kuala Lipis , Pahang. Our study showed that serum selenium, manganese, magnesium and zinc levels for aborigines were 0.517+0.243pmol/l (n=442), 0.221+0.016pg/l (n=457), 1.178+0.221 mmol/l (n=455) and 15.8472+1.348pmol/ (n=453) respectively. In general, serum selenium and manganese among aborigines were deficient compared to the levels of other population, whilst their serum magnesium and zinc were normal when compared to others population. Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2005 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4453/1/vol11-02ayiesah.pdf Ismarulyusda Ishak, and Zaleha Md Isa, and Jamaludin Mohamed, and Khairul Osman, and Iskandar Zulkarnain Alias, and Khalid Abdul Kadir, and Osman Ali, (2005) Micronutrient levels among aborigines in Pahang and Perak. Jurnal Kesihatan Masyarakat, 11 (1). pp. 21-25. ISSN 1675-1663 http://www.communityhealthjournal.org/detailarticle.asp?id=336&issue=Vol11(1):2005
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description	Micronutrients are essential component of human life. Only small amounts are required for normal growth. The objective of this study was to assess micronutrient status among aborigines living in Sg Siput (U), Perak and Kuala Lipis , Pahang. Our study showed that serum selenium, manganese, magnesium and zinc levels for aborigines were 0.517+0.243pmol/l (n=442), 0.221+0.016pg/l (n=457), 1.178+0.221 mmol/l (n=455) and 15.8472+1.348pmol/ (n=453) respectively. In general, serum selenium and manganese among aborigines were deficient compared to the levels of other population, whilst their serum magnesium and zinc were normal when compared to others population.
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author	Ismarulyusda Ishak, Zaleha Md Isa, Jamaludin Mohamed, Khairul Osman, Iskandar Zulkarnain Alias, Khalid Abdul Kadir, Osman Ali,
spellingShingle	Ismarulyusda Ishak, Zaleha Md Isa, Jamaludin Mohamed, Khairul Osman, Iskandar Zulkarnain Alias, Khalid Abdul Kadir, Osman Ali, Micronutrient levels among aborigines in Pahang and Perak
author_facet	Ismarulyusda Ishak, Zaleha Md Isa, Jamaludin Mohamed, Khairul Osman, Iskandar Zulkarnain Alias, Khalid Abdul Kadir, Osman Ali,
author_sort	Ismarulyusda Ishak,
title	Micronutrient levels among aborigines in Pahang and Perak
title_short	Micronutrient levels among aborigines in Pahang and Perak
title_full	Micronutrient levels among aborigines in Pahang and Perak
title_fullStr	Micronutrient levels among aborigines in Pahang and Perak
title_full_unstemmed	Micronutrient levels among aborigines in Pahang and Perak
title_sort	micronutrient levels among aborigines in pahang and perak
publisher	Department Of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2005
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4453/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4453/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4453/1/vol11-02ayiesah.pdf
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Micronutrient levels among aborigines in Pahang and Perak

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