Abstract
Abstract Total protein, albumin, hydroxyproline index, ratio of essential to non-essential aminoacids, cholesterol esters, bilirubin, transaminases, and transferrin in serum were measured in parallel in children with various degrees of protein-calorie malnutrition. The total protein, albumin, bilirubin, transaminases, and cholesterol esters were of limited use as indices of clinical severity or prognosis. Neither the hydroxyproline index nor the aminoacid ratio were consistently correlated with the clinical states of the children. In every clinical group, the serum-transferrin provided an accurate assessment of the true nutritional state and seems to give a clearcut measure of severity and response to treatment in protein-calorie malnutrition. The test is simple and rapid, and it can be done in outpatient departments or under " field " conditions.
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