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Table 3 Trace elements concentrations in umbilical cord plasma and in maternal peripheral blood grouped by birth weight

From: Assessment of ten trace elements in umbilical cord blood and maternal blood: association with birth weight

 

Umbilical cord blood

Maternal peripheral blood

SGA (n = 11)

AGA (n = 30)

LGA (n = 13)

p value

SGA (n = 8)

AGA (n = 25)

LGA (n = 13)

p value

Arsenic (nM/L)

273.5 ± 24.8

274.7 ± 56.0

260.8 ± 29.3

NS

27.09 ± 17.43

28.42 ± 19.23

23.51 ± 9.04

NS

Barium (nM/L)

4061.2 ± 3205.0

3734.0 ± 3847.5

2969.5 ± 4051.1

NS

4055.5 ± 2915.1

2325.5 ± 2585.5

1521.6 ± 2419.6

<0.05

Cobalt (nM/L)

4.87 ± 1.31

4.78 ± 1.42

4.13 ± 1.8

NS

11.71 ± 5.45

11.42 ± 8.73

7.90 ± 4.96

NS

Copper (µM/L)

4.97 ± 1.62

3.79 ± 0.98

3.49 ± 0.80

<0.05

26.68 ± 11.84

22.41 ± 6.92

21.97 ± 7.64

NS

Chrome (nM/L)

65.5 ± 12.6

70.1 ± 17.0

72.60 ± 19.7

NS

28.86 ± 0.21

29.01 ± 11.12

29.07 ± 1.02

NS

Iron (µM/L)

5.80 ± 1.52

6.26 ± 2.48

5.57 ± 2.17

NS

5.3 ± 1.17

5.17 ± 1.53

4.85 ± 1.63

NS

Magnesium (mM/L)

0.66 ± 0.22

0.64 ± 0.20

0.56 ± 0.22

NS

0.94 ± 0.19

0.83 ± 0.18

0.76 ± 0.13

<0.01

Manganese (nM/L)

67.46 ± 23.13

55.85 ± 24.49

54.85 ± 35.27

NS

36.05 ± 18.33

31.24 ± 8.54

ND

NS

Selenium (nM/L)

442.0 ± 79.81

439.0 ± 84.83

433.8 ± 67.37

NS

680.9 ± 298.6

712.37 ± 160.2

701.92 ± 213.91

NS

Zinc (µM/L)

10.03 ± 2.25

10.5 ± 2.40

11.34 ± 2.33

NS

11.82 ± 2.04

11.5 ± 2.83

11.60 ± 1.09

NS

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± SD; p value <0.05 statistical significance of the differences among groups
  2. NS non-significant, ND not detected