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Volume 6, Issue 3 (Suppl)

J Hypertens, an open access journal

ISSN: 2167-1095

Page 84

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Hypertension 2017 & Nuclear Cardiology 2017

September 11-13, 2017

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September 11-13, 2017 | Amsterdam, Netherlands

International Conference on

Hypertension & Healthcare

International Conference on

Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging, Nuclear Cardiology & Echocardiography

Associations between serum zinc levels and mental health: Findings from the 2010 Korean National

Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Na-Rae Kim, Ha-Na Kim, Ko-Woon Kim, Sang-Wook Song*

The Catholic University of Korea, Korea

Background

: Mental health problems are a major public health issue worldwide, and zinc may be associated with psychiatric

symptoms, but such associations have not been investigated extensively. This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship

between serum zinc levels and mental health problems in Korean adults.

Methods

: We used data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V-1, a cross-sectional survey of

Korean civilians. Data from 1,748 subjects were analyzed.

Results

: Serum zinc levels did not differ significantly according to psychiatric symptoms, including sleep duration, stress,

depressed mood, suicidal ideation, and whether respondents sought psychiatric consultation. The frequencies and odds ratios

of psychiatric symptoms according to serum zinc tertiles were not significantly associated after adjusting for age, smoking,

alcohol consumption, physical activity, body mass index, total body fat, and renal function and for daily fat, carbohydrate, and

protein intake.

Conclusion

: Serum zinc levels may not be associated with psychiatric symptoms in Korean adults without psychiatric disorders.

J Hypertens 2017, 6:3(Suppl)

DOI: 10.4172/2167-1095-C1-003