| Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Growth in Very Low Birth Weight Infants. | |
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PMID: 21546443 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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This was a randomized blinded placebo controlled trial undertaken to study the role of zinc supplementation on growth, primarily the linear growth velocity in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants at 3 months corrected age (CA). Out of 134 neonates with birth weight <1500 g, 101 babies were eligible. Due to lack of consent 10 were excluded. The remaining 91 neonates who were comparable for sex, gestational age, birth weight, APGAR and age at enrollment were randomized to receive either 1 ml of zinc sulfate (10 mg elemental zinc) (n = 46) or 1 ml placebo (n = 45) from enrollment to 60 days. The infants in the zinc group had significantly higher linear growth velocity (0.98 ± 0.12 cm week(-1)) compared to a placebo group (0.67 ± 0.15 cm week(-1)) (p < 0.001) at 3 months CA. We concluded that zinc supplementation at 10 mg day(-1) for 60 days in VLBW infants improves their linear growth during infancy. |
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T V Ram Kumar; Siddarth Ramji |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-5-5 |
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Title: Journal of tropical pediatrics Volume: - ISSN: 1465-3664 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-5-6 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8010948 Medline TA: J Trop Pediatr Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Neonatal Division, Department of Pediatrics, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India. |
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