Proceedings of the 2nd Global Health and Innovation in conjunction with 6th ORL Head and Neck Oncology Conference (ORLHN 2021)

Zinc Deficiency among Adolescence in Stunting Locus Area, Lombok, Indonesia

Authors
Deasy Irawati1, *, Lina Nurbaiti1, Ardiana Ekawanti2
1Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram
2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram
*Corresponding author: email: deasy15ira@yahoo.com
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Deasy Irawati
Available Online 21 February 2022.
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.220206.055How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Zinc Deficiency; Zinc Intake; Zinc Serum; Stunted
Abstract

Adolescence is at risk for zinc deficiency due to their high acceleration of growth, with bone mineral deposition reaching 80-90% by the adolescent phase. In zinc deficiency, adjustments in zinc pools were made, including the release of zinc retention in bones. Severe zinc deficiency could lead to growth retardation. This study aimed to determine the occurrence of zinc deficiency in the early adolescent stage (10 - 12 years) in the stunting locus area, Lombok. In the first stage, a cross-sectional design was conducted among children aged 10 - 12 years in Mataram City and East Lombok. In the second stage, subjects were assigned to the stunting and non-stunting group with a case-control design. Zinc intake assessment of 3-day 24 hours recall and concentration of zinc serum were used to determine zinc status. Approximately 34% of the subjects were stunting (n=774). Further analysis showed that 100% of the subjects (n=207) had a low zinc intake, with the average zinc intake below 45% of the recommended dietary allowance for zinc. The occurrence of zinc deficiency according to zinc serum concentration was only 2% of subjects. No significant difference in zinc intake and zinc serum was found between the stunted and non-stunted groups. Low zinc intake was observed among children in stunting locus districts. However, the proportion of zinc deficiency based on zinc serum concentration was very small. Zinc serum concentration may not capture zinc deficiency in the population, especially the mild or moderate ones.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd Global Health and Innovation in conjunction with 6th ORL Head and Neck Oncology Conference (ORLHN 2021)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
21 February 2022
ISBN
978-94-6239-540-4
ISSN
2468-5739
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.220206.055How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

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AU  - Deasy Irawati
AU  - Lina Nurbaiti
AU  - Ardiana Ekawanti
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/21
TI  - Zinc Deficiency among Adolescence in Stunting Locus Area, Lombok, Indonesia
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd Global Health and Innovation in conjunction with 6th ORL Head and Neck Oncology Conference (ORLHN 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 301
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SN  - 2468-5739
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DO  - 10.2991/ahsr.k.220206.055
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