TY - GEN A1 - Jamnok, Jutatip A1 - Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan A1 - Yamsri, Supawadee A1 - Fucharoen, Goonnapa A1 - Fucharoen, Supan A1 - Schweigert, Florian J. A1 - Sanchaisuriya, Pattara T1 - Application of a new portable nephelometer for screening thalassemia in countries with limited resources T2 - International Journal of Laboratory Hematology Y1 - 2018 SN - 1751-5521 SN - 1751-553X VL - 40 SP - 62 EP - 62 PB - Wiley CY - Hoboken ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Andert, Christoph U. A1 - Sanchaisuriya, Pattara A1 - Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan A1 - Schelp, Frank P. A1 - Schweigert, Florian J. T1 - Nutritional status of pregnant women in Northeast Thailand N2 - A comparative study on the nutritional status of primiparous and multiparous women in the first trimester of pregnancy was conducted in the northeastern province of Thailand, Khon Kaen, to investigate differences in protein- energy-mal nutrition, iron deficiency anaemia, vitamin A deficiency and carotenoid status between both parity groups. 94 subjects were recruited at first attendance of antenatal clinic. Data about weight, height, haemoglobin and haematocrit were obtained from hospital records. Anthropometric measurements of mid-upper arm circumference and triceps skinfold were done on a sub sample. Retinol, carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol were analysed using a reversed-phase high- performance liquid chromatography method. Ferritin, transthyretin and retinol-binding protein were determined by enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay. Primiparous women showed lower body mass index, mid-upper arm circumference, corrected arm muscle area (P <0.001) as well as lower retinol, cholesterol and triceps skinfold (P <0.05). After adjusting for age and socio-economical status the significant difference persisted for all parameters but triceps skinfold. No significant differences of alpha-tocopherol, serum proteins, carotenoids and iron indices could be observed, even though a tendency to higher values for ferritin, haemoglobin and haematocrit was shown in multiparous women. Prevalence of protein-energy- malnutrition (body mass index <18.5 kg/m(2)) in the primiparous group was significantly higher compared to the multiparous group (P<0.05). Prevalence of protein-energy-malnutrition, iron deficiency anaemia and vitamin A deficiency were 15.1%, 6.3% and 3.3%, respectively, in the total study population. No differences between parity groups could be observed for prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia and vitamin A deficiency Y1 - 2006 UR - http://www.healthyeatingclub.com/APJCN/ SN - 0964-7058 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Jamnok, Jutatip A1 - Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan A1 - Yamsri, Supawadee A1 - Fucharoen, Goonnapa A1 - Fucharoen, Supan A1 - Schweigert, Florian J. A1 - Sanchaisuriya, Pattara T1 - Application of a new portable nephelometer for screening thalassemia in countries with limited resources T2 - International journal of laboratory hematology N2 - One-tube osmotic fragility (OF) test is a rapid test used widely for screening thalassemia in countries with limited resources. The test has important limitation in that its accuracy relies on observers’ experience. The iCheck Turbidity is a prototype of portable nephelometer developed by BioAnalyt (Bioanalyt GmbH, Germany). In this study, we assessed the applicability of the iCheck Turbidity, for checking turbidity of the OF-test Y1 - 2018 SN - 1751-5521 SN - 1751-553X VL - 40 SP - 62 EP - 62 PB - Wiley CY - Hoboken ER -