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Evaluation of 8 Microelements in Hair and Physical Health of Female Nursing Students at a College in Zhaoqing, China

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The aim of this study was to determine the levels of 8 microelements (Zn, Fe, Cu, Ca, Mn, Mg, Cd, Pb) and the health status test of 184 female nursing students at a college in Zhaoqing, China, and to get the relevant data of nursing students in a Zhaoqing University. The relationship between microelements and physical health status was investigated. There were significant differences in the levels of Ca, Mg, Mn, and Pb between grade 1 and grade 2 students (all, P < 0.01). In grade 1 students, Mn level was negatively correlated with height (P = 0.006, rs = − 0.283) and was significantly positively correlated with 1-min sit-ups (P = 0.010, rs = 0.268). Cd level was positively correlated with 50 m sprint time (P = 0.023, rs = 0.237). In grade 2 students, Mn level was negatively correlated with 1-min sit-ups (P = 0.016, rs = − 0.250), Fe level was positively correlated with 800 m running time (P = 0.036, rs = 0.219), Zn level was positively correlated with 50 m sprint time (P = 0.050, rs = 0.205), and Cd level was negatively correlated with sit and reach (P = 0.020, rs = − 0.239). Microelement levels have certain effects on the physical health status of female nursing students. Among them, Zn, Fe, and Mg have the most significant effect.

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Helpful suggestions by the anonymous referees are gratefully acknowledged.

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This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81673041) and the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 2017A030313760).

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  1. Hygiene Detection Center, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China

    Zhiyan Liu & Mei Shen

  2. Zhaoqing Medical College, Zhaoqing, 526020, Guangdong, China

    Feng Zeng

  3. Public Health Laboratory Centre, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China

    Mei Shen

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Liu, Z., Zeng, F. & Shen, M. Evaluation of 8 Microelements in Hair and Physical Health of Female Nursing Students at a College in Zhaoqing, China. Biol Trace Elem Res 197, 25–34 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-019-01972-4

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