All issues > Volume 35(8); 1992

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(8):1096-1101. Published online August 15, 1992.

HDL Cholesterol, Copper, Ceruloplasmin, Zinc, Iron Values of the Blood in Newborn

Kyeong Sang KS Kim¹, Chun Hang CH Lee¹, Hong Jin HJ Lee¹, Won Ill WI Park¹, Kyung Ja KJ Lee¹, Tae Hyon TH Yoon², Won Chan WC Tae²

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
²Korea Nutrition Institute, Hallym University, ChunChon, Korea

Abstract

HDL choleaterol, copper, ceruloplasmin, zinc, and iron values of the blood of 85 newborns delivered at hallym University hospital from September, 1989 to February, 1991 were analysed. The results were as follows: 1) The mean value of HDL cholesterol in 50 normal newborns was 31.37¡¾9.47mg/dl, that of copper 80.54¡¾17.54ug/dl, that of ceruloplasmin 11.34¡¾6.37mg/dl, that of zinc 92.81¡¾79.74ug/dl, that of iron 198.98¡¾86.07 ug/dl. 2) The differences according to sex, body weight, & gestational age were not significant.

Keywords :HDL cholesterol, Copper, Ceruloplasmin, Zinc, Iron