Trace Element Status (Iron, Zinc, Copper, Chromium, Cobalt, and Nickel) in Iron-Deficiency Anaemia of Children under 3 Years

Table 2

Content of trace element in erythrocytes in children with IDA and healthy controls.

Trace element content; (𝜇g/mg ash)	II group with IDA; (𝑛=48)	Comparison group; (𝑛=25)
Iron*	15.58±1.13	31.56±1.65
Zinc*	0.208±0.013	0.260±0.012
Copper*	0.176±0.016	0.271±0.039
Cobalt*	0.0316±0.0023	0.0411±0.0034
Nickel*	0.0330±0.0023	0.0500±0.0034

∗Reliability level 𝑃<0.05.