1996 Volume 13 Pages 87-91
Zinc deficiency associated with iron deficiency anemia was first recorded by Prasad in 1961. The precise role of zinc in the hematological abnormalities in man is not certain. Endurance runner have been known to suffered from anemia that simulated iron deficiency anemia. We conducted iron loading test to divide iron deficiency anemia (A group n=10)from zinc deficiency anemia (B group n=4). Age and athlete duration in group A and B were 18. 6±1.3 years and 22 .1±2.2 years, and 2.1±0.4 years and 7.1 ± 5.2 years, respectively. RBC, Hemoglobin (g/ dl) and MCV (fl) in group A and B were 480±30and 350±13, 9.2±1.8 and 9.8±1.0,and 19.2±2.9 and 23.6±2.23, respectively. Thus, zinc status might partly accounted for hematological abnormality in female endurance runner.
