The Associations of Erythrocyte Fatty Acids with Whole Blood Mineral Elements in Children.

ABSTRACT: Minerals play important biological roles in lipid metabolism. The primary aim of this study was to examine the relationships between erythrocyte fatty acids (FAs) levels with whole blood mineral elements concentrations among Chinese children. A cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 435 children aged 4-7 years were recruited. Whole blood mineral elements were determined by atomic absorption spectrometry and erythrocyte FAs composition by gas chromatography-mass spectrometer. There were direct correlations between Zn and C18:2n-6 (FDR corrected p = 0.019), total n-6 PUFAs (FDR corrected p = 0.034), and total PUFAs (FDR corrected p = 0.034). Direct correlations were found between whole blood Zn and C18:1n-9 (FDR corrected p = 0.035), C24:1n-9 (FDR corrected p = 0.023), total MUFAs (

SUBMITTER: Huang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8838319 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature