ASSESSMENT OF CHROMIUM AND ZINC LEVEL AMONG POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME PATIENTS
Rehab Ibrahim Badawi, Omer Fadul Idres and Amar Mohamed Ismail*
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to assess zinc and chromium level among PCOS patients. A cross-sectional study
included 50 diagnosed PCOS females, aged 20 to 38 years old and 50 apparently health as control group. Serum
zinc, chromium and BMI were measured by using atomic absorption spectroscopy 210-VGP® and Adophe
formula respectively. Independent t-test analyses showed significant decrease in mean chromium and zinc level of
PCOS patients when compared with control group with p-value (0.000 and 0.000) respectively, while significant
decrease was observed in chromium level of <27 versus >27 years old PCOS patients with p-value 0.019, in
contrast chromium and zinc showed insignificant differences of overweight in comparison with normal weight
PCOS patients with p-value 0.347 and 0.282 respectively. The study concludes PCOS patient has deficient chromium and zinc level, as their vital role in the lipids metabolism and insulin function, thus deficiency could
contribute to pathogenesis of PCOS.
Keywords: PCOS, Chromium, Zinc, Trace elements and Sudan.
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