Table 7.

Mean levels of iron stores and other micronutrients in 13 oral premalignancies

	Case N=13	Control N=85	P-value
Serum iron (μg/dl)	99.5 ± 24.6	116 ± 38.7	0.033
Ferritin (ng/ml)	97.8 ± 52.5	149 ± 160	0.048
TIBC (μg/dl)	340 ± 78.8	382 ± 98.5	NS
Transferrin Saturation (%)	21.8 ± 9.55	25.8 ± 10.7	NS
Vitamin A (mg/dl)	34.8 ± 14.5	38.6 ± 18.1	NS
Vitamin C (mg/l)	19.6 ± 6.36	16.3 ± 5.83	NS
Vitamin E (mg/dl)	635 ± 344	560 ± 300	NS
Folate (ng/ml)	359 ± 115	374 ± 113	NS
RBC Zinc (μg/g Hb)	35.6 ± 6.25	31.4 ± 5.82	0.022
Plasma Zinc (μg/l)	757 ± 192	724 ± 212	NS
Riboflavin (AC)	1.10 ± 0.082	1.25 ± 0.157	0.002
Thiamin (AC)	1.09 ± 0.096	1.07 ± 0.100	NS
Glutathione (mmol/g Hb)	5.77 ± 1.54	5.30 ± 0.964	NS

Values are mean ± SEM