Dental Sciences, BHU, Varanasi
*Correspondence Address: Dr. Rajat Kumar Singh, Senior Resident, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi (U.P), E-mail: rajatsingh81@yahoomail.co.in, Phone: +91-78600-46644
Online published on 12 June, 2012.
A cross sectional study was conducted in 260 adolescent school children (114 males and 146 females) in the age group of 11–18 years to estimate the prevalence of zinc deficiency in the world's oldest district Varanasi, UttarPradesh. Serum zinc was estimated using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer. Overall, 49.4% children (50.8% males, 48.2% females) were found to have a deficient zinc nutriture.
Zinc, Adolescent, Children, Status
