Low vitamin B level in relation to trace element, total sialic acid and antioxidant enzymes in children with vitamin B deficiency anemia.

In this study, children with vitamin B deficiency anemia (V-BDA) and control subjects were evaluated for erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase enzyme activities, glutathione, malondialdehyde, serum total sialic acid, total antioxidant status, cobalt, chromium, copper, selenium, vanadium, zinc, iron, lead, magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, chloride, phosphorus levels, and the associations of these variables were assessed. The study included 50 children with V-BDA and 50 control subjects. It was found that the V-BDA group was significantly lower than the control group, with regard to the mean±the standard error of the mean levels of cobalt (0.