Table 4 Levels of serum Micronutrients (Mean±SD) and proportions deficient children (%) in relation to children's sex, Meseret school, Gondar, Ethiopia
From: Micronutrient levels and nutritional status of school children living in Northwest Ethiopia
Analytes | Boys N=52 | Girls N=48 | Sexes combined Deficiency (%) N=100 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean±SD (Range) | Deficiency (%) | Mean±SD (Range) | Deficiency (%) | ||
Magnesium | 2.43±0.38 (1.50-3.68) | 2 (3.8) | 2.42-0.24 (1.98-2.91) | - | 2 (2) |
Calcium | 15.42±2.28 (9.35-20.52) | - | 15.19±1.99 (11.77-20.11) | - | - |
Iron | 337.60±167.15 (74.49-845.51) | - | 317.99±127.22 (116.34-578.04) | - | - |
Copper | 194.46±50.35 (118.24-313.02) | - | 187.88±50.27 (107.94-324.96) | - | - |
Zinc | 84.37±42.45 (30.74-211.64) | 27 (51.9) | 88.61±42.68 (27.75-191.25) | 20 (41.7) | 47 (47) |
Cu/Zn ratio | 2.78±1.37 (0.90-6.56) | - | 2.59±1.38 (0.93-6.86) | - | - |
Selenium | 6.07±2.47 (1.70-12.57) | 33 (63.5) | 6.59±2.73 (1.71-12.89) | 29 (60.4) | 62 (62) |
Molybdenum | 0.22±0.14 (0.03-0.59) | - | 0.24±0.16 (0.05-0.63) | - | - |