Journal of Community Nutrition
- Volume 1 Issue 2
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- Pages.88-97
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- 1999
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- 1229-540X(pISSN)
Serum Levels of Minerals, Ceruloplasmin, and Ferroxidase Activity in Female Adolescent Smokers
- Kim, Jung-Hee (Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Seoul Women′s University) ;
- Moon, Jeong-Suk (Korean Health Industry Development Institute) ;
- Kim, Ju-Young (Nutrition, College of Natural Science, Seoul Women′s University)
- Published : 1999.11.01
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the nutritional status of serum minerals, ceruloplasmin, and ferroxidase activity in female adolescent students according to their smoking status. The subjects were 87 non-smokers and 88 smokers, who were female high school students. The smokers were divided into tow groups by smoking status, 35 light smokers(pack-year<1) and 53 smokers(pack-year