Publication: Carnitine status in Thai adults
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1980-01-01
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00029165
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Mahidol University
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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vol.33, No.4 (1980), 876-880
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V. Tanphaichitr, N. Lerdvuthisopon, S. Dhanamitta, H. P. Broquist Carnitine status in Thai adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Vol.33, No.4 (1980), 876-880. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/11177
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Carnitine status in Thai adults
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Plasma carnitine and urinary carnitine levels were measured in Thai adults living in Bangkok city and Ubol villages. The mean plasma carnitine and urinary carnitine levels expressed in micromoles per liter in Bangkok adults were higher than those in Ubol adults. Their mean plasma carnitine levels were 56.6 ± 1.8 and 50.3 ± 1.7 whereas urinary carnitine levels were 161 ± 19 and 127 ± 18 μmole/liter, respectively. The nutritional status in Ubol adults was inadequate. This was evidenced by the significant decrease in urinary creatinine excretion, serum albumin, and hematocrit levels. The dietary assessment agreed with the biochemical findings. Since rice, limiting in carnitine, was the main protein and energy source consumed by Ubol adults their inadequate carnitine status could be due to the low carnitine intake. Sex affects plasma carnitine levels in Bangkok adults and urinary carnitine excretion in both groups. This could be related to the lean body mass in which most of the body carnitine resides. This is supported by the higher urinary creatinine excretion in males and the significant positive correlation between carnitine excretion and creatinine-height index.