Micronutrients | Before treatments | At 1st week | At 2nd week | At 3rd week | At 4th week | P-value | Normal reference range | ||||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Lower value | Upper value | ||
Zinc in (mcg/dl) | 86.43 | 25.80 | 91.31 | 18.98 | 98.37 | 11.28 | 93.94 | 17.85 | 85.56 | 23.69 | 0.66 | 70 | 125 |
Iodine in (mcg/l) | 85.21 | 43.81 | 86.71 | 27.49 | 94.63 | 24.85 | 110.98 | 28.75 | 141.44 | 35.52 | < 0.01 | 150 | 249 |
Iron in (mcg/dl) | 63.61 | 38.10 | 58.61 | 26.04 | 53.92 | 22.37 | 58.72 | 22.80 | 66.92 | 35.35 | 0.02 | 60 | 170 |
Selenium in (ng/ml) | 92.00 | 49.30 | 93.46 | 32.83 | 101.76 | 29.64 | 101.61 | 27.08 | 103.14 | 27.39 | 0.01 | 70 | 150 |
Vitamin A in (mcg/dl) | 35.45 | 21.73 | 38.44 | 17.19 | 32.89 | 19.81 | 36.35 | 26.26 | 34.99 | 18.70 | 0.06 | 15 | 60 |
Vitamin D in (ng/ml) | 34.84 | 19.49 | 32.55 | 17.39 | 33.86 | 21.72 | 31.30 | 16.31 | 30.79 | 17.87 | < 0.01 | 20 | 40 |