Table 2 |
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Laboratory data of patients and controls |
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ITEM |
Patients no = 58 |
Controls no = 25 |
p-value |
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Hb (gm/dl) |
Range |
9.3-13.3 |
9.9-14.7 |
0.04* |
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Mean ± SD |
11.8 ± 1.1 |
12.4 ± 0.9 |
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Zinc (μg/dl). |
Range |
40-180 |
40-243 |
0.04* |
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Mean ± SD |
97.5 ± 29.4 |
117.4 ± 60.2 |
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Ferritin (μg/dl). |
Range |
3-65 |
7-72 |
0.03* |
|
Mean ± SD |
24.8 ± 14.1 |
32.6 ± 18.7 |
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Mg (mEq/L). |
Range |
0.7-3.5 |
0.9-4.3 |
0.02* |
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Mean ± SD |
1.7 ± 0.8 |
2.2 ± 0.9 |
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Copper (μg/dl). |
Range |
22-120 |
23-129 |
0.9 |
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Mean ± SD |
45.4 ± 26.3 |
45.8 ± 23.05 |
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* = significant |
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Mahmoud et al. Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2011 37:60 doi:10.1186/1824-7288-37-60 |
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