Impact of Zinc to Copper Ratio and Lipocalin 2 in Obese Patients Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy

Table 4

Copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), ceruloplasmin (Cp), and Zn-to-Cu ratio in the control group and groups with morbid obesity (MO).

(a)

	Cu (μg/dL)		value	Zn (μg/dL)		value
	Preoperative	Postoperative		Preoperative	Postoperative
Control group		—			—
Group A			0.085			0.003
Group B			0.066			0.104
Group C			0.145		9	0.098
ANOVA; value	21.3; 0.001	5.21; 0.031		26.5; 0.001	5.04; 0.039

(b)

	Zn-to-Cu ratio		value	Ceruloplasmin (mg/dL)		value
	Preoperative	Postoperative		Preoperative	Postoperative
Control group		—			—
Group A			0.041			0.069
Group B			0.526			0.104
Group C			0.023			0. 21
ANOVA; value	6.01; 0.029	2.85; 0.141		2.07; 0.331	1.68; 0.411

Morbid obesity (MO) groups: Groups A, B, and C.