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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The need of micronutrients in nutrients and human fitness is unquestionable and zinc (Zn) is a vital hint detail whose significance has been particularly outstanding in getting older, and immune senescence. Its deficiency is common within the aged and ends in numerous age-associated continual ailments together with atherosclerosis, degenerative illnesses of the fearful gadget, immunosenescence, and cancer. OBJECTIVE:  The goal of this study is to estimate the ability position of the zinc supplementation in older patients whose aged 65 years and more, as a way to repair the immune reaction and the primary consequences of zinc on immune senescence with relation to gender and fitness kingdom,  also to proof the history of infection by coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among the studied sample. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study covered 415 patients aged of  60 -89 years of  both genders in a cross sectional study from January –April 2021  at geriatric health facility in Baghdad Teaching Hospital / Medical City and was classified according to usage of zinc supplement in the previous 6 months. The results of investigation were then compared to their archived data. Analytic study with the aid of using SPSS had been executed to evaluate the frequency of zinc intake in aged.  The p value < 0.05 was significant. RESULTS: Among males who constitute 63.4 % of studied patients, 49.8% were using zinc in comparison with 37.5 % among females. The percentage of zinc intake as medical treatment was 62.8 % and 37.2% as             a prophylaxis. CONCLUSION: The Nutritional interventions, inclusive of the supplementation of nutrients and minerals, make               a contribution to latent therapeutic plan for COVID-19, appearing additionally to alter glucose and lipid level in blood.  

DOI

10.52573/ipmj.2021.176983

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