Abstract
Nutrition is a critical determinant of the immune response, thus malnutrition is the most common cause of immunodeficiency in the world. Micronutrient deficiencies, especially Zn deficiency, have already been shown to be associated with modification of the immune response in undernourished children, mostly those living in poverty; however, data on children of high socio-economic classes is lacking. The aim of the present study was to establish lymphocyte population values and to investigate possible interactions with nutritional status, Zn deficiency and socio-economic conditions in a group of children from high socio-economic classes. The subjects were 104 preschool children attending a private nursery. Their nutritional status was measured by the weight-for-height anthropometric indicator (1) , lymphocyte subpopulations (CD3 + , CD4 + , CD8 + , CD20) by flow cytometry and serum Zn by atomic
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