Multidisciplinary Journal of Science and Technology

ASSESSMENT OF SERUM ZINC AND ALBUMIN LEVELS AMONG NEWLY

Nuha Eljaili Abubaker

Head Department of Clinical Chemistry, College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

Hassan Siddig AbdElgader Omar

Department of Microbiology, College of Medical Laboratory Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

Hind Haidar Ahmed

College of Medical Laboratory Science, AL-Neelin University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan

Keywords: Pulmonary tuberculosis patients, Zink level, Albumin level

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Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem world-wide, it is contagious disease caused by organism mycobacterium tuberculosis.  The aim of this study was to assess the level of zinc and albumin in newly diagnosed patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Khartoum state.

Methods: Fifty blood samples were collected from newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis patients during the period between April  to May  2017,  chosen  randomly from Abu Anga  Teaching Hospital  and fifty  blood samples from  apparently  healthy individuals serve as control group. Estimation of serum albumin level was performed  using spectrophotometer and estimation of serum zinc by using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The results were analyzed by using (SPSS) computer program.

Results: The study showed that, serum level of zinc and albumin were significantly decrease inpatients compared to control group (mean± SD for cases versus control).

For zinc :( 0.16±0.05 versus 0.58± 0.13 mg/l, P. value= 0.000). For albumin: (2.5±0.58 versus 4.1±0.31g/dl, P. value= 0.000). The result of this study showed that, there was statically significant decrease in the mean of BMI inpatients compared to control group. Mean ±SD for case versus control (18.7±0.17 versus 21.5±1.7). The result of this study showed that, pulmonary tuberculosis most common among age between (20-39) years (52%) and (48%) of patients between age (40-58) years and this disease most abundant in males (78%) than females (22%). Persons correlation showed that there was no correlation between serum zinc level and age (r =-0.128, p. value=0.374) also there was no correlation between the level of serum albumin and age (r=0.137, p. value =0.344).

Conclusion:  The serum levels of zinc and albumin were significantly decreased in newly diagnosed patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Khartoum state.

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