Table 2 Comparison between serum Zn and IGF-1 before treatment in the cholestatic patients and control
From: Zinc status in infants and children with cholestatic liver diseases and its effect on growth
Variables | Patients | Controls | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Serum Zn (mean ± SD) μg/l | 1252 ± 557 | 1461 ± 506 | > 0.05 |
IGF-1 (median (IQR), [range]) ng/ml | 54 (118), [10:780] | 250 (387, [55:635]) | 0.001* |