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Table 2 Zinc and copper levels in maternal and cord blood

From: Zinc and copper levels in low birth weight deliveries in Medani Hospital, Sudan

Variable

Cases (n = 50)

Control (n = 50)

P–value

Maternal zinc

62.9 (36.3 – 96.8)

96.2 (84.6 – 125.7)

<0.001

Cord zinc

87.1(43.3 – 118.1)

92.2 (65.0 – 114.5)

0.49

P –value

0.15

0.12

 

Maternal copper

81.6 (23.7 – 167.5)

139.8 (31.9 – 186.2)

0.04

Cord copper

108 (55.1 – 157.9)

147.5 (84.5 – 185.2)

0.02

P –value

0.16

0.46