检测100例老年期及老年前期虚证患者血清中微量元素 Zn、Cu、Mn、Fe 含量,结果表明虚证老年期 Zn、Cu、Mn 平均含量比老年前期低,差异有高度显著性(P<0.01),而 Fe 含量有所增高(P<0.05),性别差异老年期虚证 Mn 含量男高于女,老年前期 Zn 含量男高于女,统计上有显著意义,其他元素性别差异无显著性。这些数据可为老年保健和虚证患者病理机制进一步研究提供科学依据。 The contents of trace elements Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe in 100 senile and elderly patients with asthenic syndrome were detected. The results showed that the average contents of Zn, Cu and Mn in asthenia were lower than those in pre-senile period, the difference was highly significant (P < 0.01), while the content of Fe was increased (P <0.05). The gender difference was higher in male patients than in female patients. The content of Zn in male was higher than that in female in the pre-senile group, and there was no statistically significant difference in other elements . These data provide a scientific basis for the further study of pathological mechanism in elderly patients and patients with deficiency syndrome.