| Abstract | Serum albumin and transferrin levels were measured and compared in healthy White and Black toddlers and a significant difference was found. Black girls had significantly higher transferrin levels than White girls. No significant correlation was found between serum transferrin and either body weight, haemoglobin or serum albumin. These findings seem to question the validity of transferrin as a sensitive parameter for the detection of subtle protein energy malnutrition. |
| Authors | H Roode, J G Prinsloo, N F Laubscher, Z A Hogewind, H Kruger |
| Journal | South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
(S Afr Med J)
Vol. 49
Issue 9
Pg. 319-21
(Mar 1 1975)
ISSN: 0256-9574 [Print] SOUTH AFRICA |
| PMID | 803721
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
|
| Chemical References |
- Hemoglobins
- Serum Albumin
- Transferrin
|
| Topics |
- African Americans
- African Continental Ancestry Group
- Blood Protein Electrophoresis
- Body Weight
- Child, Preschool
- Erythrocyte Count
- Ethnic Groups
- Female
- Hemoglobins
(analysis)
- Humans
- Immunodiffusion
- Infant
- Leukocyte Count
- Male
- Serum Albumin
(analysis)
- Sex Factors
- South Africa
- Transferrin
(analysis)
|