Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets ( IF 2.0 ) Pub Date : 2021-05-31 , DOI: 10.2174/1871530321666210101165648 Zhongqi Wan 1 , Li Wang 2 , Yinyang Xu 1 , Yuanyuan Wang 1 , Tianyou Zhang 1 , Xinlan Mao 1 , Qiao Li 1 , Yangzhi Zhu 1 , Ming Zhou 1 , Zhong Li 1
Background: College students may have a risk of fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies due to unhealthy dietary habits, especially for vitamin A and E. They are important members of the human antioxidant network; deficiencies of these vitamins may increase the risk of many critical diseases.
Objective: The current study was undertaken to determine the status of vitamin A and E in college students.
Methods: Healthy college students were recruited, and fasting blood samples of them were collected and used for determining serum levels of retinol and α-tocopherol by the HPLC method.
Results: We found that there was no vitamin A deficiency in college students. However, vitamin E deficiency existed in 34.5% of college students, especially in males. All the students had no vitamin E adequacy. In addition, our findings showed that BMI was inversely associated with serum α-- tocopherol, but not serum retinol.
Conclusion: These results suggest that vitamin E deficiency in college students should be given more attention, and it is necessary to consider using vitamin E supplements.
中文翻译:
健康大学生对维生素 E 的隐性饥饿:一项横断面研究
背景:大学生可能因不健康的饮食习惯而存在脂溶性维生素缺乏的风险,尤其是维生素A和E。他们是人体抗氧化网络的重要成员;这些维生素的缺乏可能会增加许多严重疾病的风险。
目的:本研究旨在确定大学生维生素 A 和 E 的状况。
方法:招募健康大学生,采集其空腹血样,采用高效液相色谱法测定血清视黄醇和α-生育酚水平。
结果:我们发现大学生不存在维生素A缺乏症。然而,34.5%的大学生存在维生素E缺乏,尤其是男性。所有学生都没有足够的维生素 E。此外,我们的研究结果表明,BMI 与血清 α-生育酚呈负相关,但与血清视黄醇无关。
结论:这些结果提示应引起大学生维生素E缺乏的重视,有必要考虑使用维生素E补充剂。