caa a22 4500 386322686 CHVBK 20180307111632.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198803 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1079/BJN19880025 doi S0007114588000261 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1079/BJN19880025 Energy, protein, zinc and copper status of twenty-one elderly inpatients: analysed dietary intake and biochemical indices [Elektronische Daten] 1. Duplicate diet analysis for energy, protein, zinc and copper with estimates of biochemical status for Zn and Cu were undertaken in twenty-one elderly long-stay inpatients (mean age 82 (range 63-89) years) consuming their customary hospital diet and in a stable medical condition. Fourteen patients had a long-standing and significant healing problem, either a leg ulcer or pressure sore. 2. Mean daily intakes of energy (5·2 MJ), protein (45 g), Zn (85 μmol) and Cu (14 μmol) were low in comparison with both official recommendations and levels of intake at which metabolic equilibrium was observed in healthy elderly people studied by the same methods (Bunker et al. 1984a). 3. Mean leucocyte Zn (9 pmol/106 cells) and Cu (7·5 pmol/106cells) were low in comparison with results from healthy elderly people (Bunker et al. 1984a), implying suboptimal status for these elements. Those patients with healing problems tended to have the lower values within the range. 4. Recommendations are made with respect to improving nutritional status in this disadvantaged group of people. Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1988 Thomas Anita J. Geriatric Medicine, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY Bunker Valda W. Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY Hinks Leslie J. Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY Sodha Nidish Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY Mullee Mark A. MedicalStatistics and Computing, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY Clayton Barbara E. Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY British Journal of Nutrition Cambridge University Press 59/2(1988-03), 181-191 0007-1145 59:2<181 1988 59 BJN https://doi.org/10.1079/BJN19880025 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1079/BJN19880025 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Thomas Anita J. Geriatric Medicine, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bunker Valda W. Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hinks Leslie J. Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sodha Nidish Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mullee Mark A. MedicalStatistics and Computing, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Clayton Barbara E. Chemical Pathology and Human Metabolism, Medical Faculty of the University of Southampton, Level D, South Laboratory Block, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road Southampton SO9 4XY NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- British Journal of Nutrition Cambridge University Press 59/2(1988-03), 181-191 0007-1145 59:2<181 1988 59 BJN CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge