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Table 3 Comparison of the mean serum levels of micro-nutrients in participants with mild and severe pre-eclampsia

From: Serum antioxidant micronutrient levels in pre-eclamptic pregnant women in Enugu, south-East Nigeria: a comparative cross-sectional analytical study

Trace elements

Pre-eclampsia without severity findings

(n = 24)

Pre-eclampsia with severity findings (n = 57)

p - value

Mean value (SD)

Mean value (SD)

Copper(mg/l)

0.994 (0.519)

0.781 (0.586)

0.127

Zinc(mg/l)

0.300 (0.179)

0.453 (0.438)

0.105

Selenium (mg/l)

0.715 (0.743)

0.895 (0.698)

0.300

Manganese (mg/l)

0.0425 (0.071)

0.118 (0.122)

0.006

Magnesium(mg/l)

1.458 (0.889)

1.372 (1.022)

0.723