作者: M Helgeland , E Svendsen , O Førre , M Haugen
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摘要: OBJECTIVE Earlier studies have shown that patients suffering from juvenile arthritis (JA) reduced serum concentrations of antioxidants compared with healthy controls. The aim this study was to investigate whether the lower concentration found in these could be explained by a low dietary intake. METHODS Serum 14 and 22 controls analysed for retinol, beta-carotene, vitamin E, zinc selenium. All participants completed food frequency questionnaire gave picture their intake previous month. RESULTS Compared controls, JA had significantly beta-carotene (0.57 +/- 0.41 0.71 0.26 mmol/L respectively, p < 0.05), retinol (918 246 1176 300 IE/L, 0.01) (12.7 2.6 13.3 1.2 mmol/L, 0.05). equivalent two groups, but A, E did not reach recommended allowances. There statistically significant difference selenium between regularly taking supplements who do so (p This control group. CONCLUSION results confirm children JCA levels Patients benefited nutrients when