Table 4. Patients with low and normal serum zinc levels.

*p-value is statistically significant

AA: alopecia aerate; MPHL: male pattern hair loss; FPHL: female pattern hair loss; TE: telogen effluvium

Type of hair fall	Patients having zinc <70 ug/dl (n=65), n (%)	Zinc levels (ug/dl), mean + SD	Patients having zinc >70 ug/dln (n=60), (%)	Zinc levels (ug/dl), mean + SD	Unadjusted OR (95%Cl)
AA	13 (20.0)	54.4±11.4	15 (25.0)	83.9±13.3	2.95 (1.27-9.01)
MPHL	6 (9.2)	64.2±5.8	10 (16.7)	88.8±10.4	1.65 (0.71-7.7)
FPHL	4 (6.2)	64.4±4.6	18 (30.0)	76.9±7.5	0.56 (0.24-3.0)
TE	42 (64.6)	48.6±9.4	17 (28.3)	86.6±11.2	4.61 (1.91-9.73)
P-value		0.006*		0.086	0.010*