Indian Pediatr. 2011 Dec;48(12):981-2.
A cross sectional study was conducted in 260 adolescent schoolchildren (114 males) in the age group of 11-18 years to estimate the prevalence of zinc deficiency in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. 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.
本研究采用横断面调查方法，选取了 260 名年龄在 11-18 岁的青少年学生（男 114 名），对印度首都德里地区青少年的锌缺乏流行情况进行了评估。采用电感耦合等离子体质谱仪（ICP-MS）检测血清锌。结果显示，整体上有 49.4%（男 50.8%，女 48.2%）的儿童存在锌营养缺乏。
