Table 3.
Levels of serum micronutrients (Mean±SD) in relation to children's nutritional status of school children, Meseret school, Gondar, Ethiopia
| N | Magnesium | Calcium | Iron | Copper | Zinc | Cu/Zn | Selenium | Molybdenum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Height-for-age |
Sever |
7 |
2.17±0.23 |
14.12±2.13 |
223.02±18.45* |
152.55±32.01 |
84.89±29.31 |
1.95±0.64 |
8.20±1.54 |
0.13±0.10 |
| Moderate |
15 |
2.47±0.28 |
15.32±2.00 |
399.05±161.45 |
189.14±50.50 |
86.05±56.29 |
3.10±1.91 |
6.58±2.45 |
0.21±0.12 |
|
| Mild |
32 |
2.39±0.27 |
15.16±1.87 |
297.80±132.46 |
186.89±47.88 |
95.10±39.92 |
2.23±0.95 |
6.23±2.64 |
0.21±0.13 |
|
| Normal |
46 |
2.47±0.38 |
15.59±2.34 |
342.22±155.85 |
200.97±51.80 |
80.71±40.86 |
2.99±1.40 |
6.02±2.68 |
0.26±0.16 |
|
|
Total |
100 |
2.42±0.32 |
15.31±2.14 |
328.19±148.91a |
191.30±50.17 |
86.40±42.40 |
2.69±1.37a |
6.32±2.60 |
0.22±0.15 |
|
|
Weight-for-age |
Sever |
4 |
2.32±0.49 |
14.46±2.23 |
215.97±36.75 |
172.31±36.17 |
73.86±29.76 |
2.70±1.43 |
7.56±2.41 |
0.14±0.10 |
| Moderate |
17 |
2.46±0.25 |
15.70±2.033 |
375.58±174.65 |
195.40±60.79 |
78.106±44.49 |
3.24±1.90 |
5.29±1.95 |
0.267±0.15 |
|
| Mild |
27 |
2.48±0.29 |
15.50±1.95 |
339.80±130.17 |
193.27±51.19 |
86.326±50.97 |
2.92±1.63 |
6.51±2.51 |
0.22±0.14 |
|
| Normal |
52 |
2.39±0.35 |
15.15±2.28 |
315.30±150.93 |
190.40±47.72 |
90.13±37.99 |
2.39±0.90 |
6.47±2.79 |
0.23±0.15 |
|
|
Total |
100 |
2.42±0.32 |
15.31±2.14 |
328.19±148.91 |
191.30±50.17 |
86.40±42.40 |
2.69±1.37 |
6.32±2.60 |
0 .23±0.15 |
|
|
BMI-for-age |
Sever |
7 |
2.47±0.42 |
15.36±1.61 |
333.334±166.37 |
214.97±69.68 |
86.96±57.37 |
3.31±1.81 |
6.06±2.66 |
0.26±0.19 |
| Moderate |
4 |
2.80±0.12 |
18.31±0.87** |
443.30±84.87 |
222.73±47.02 |
77.61±35.79 |
3.27±1.37 |
5.57±1.08 |
0.29±0.05 |
|
| Mild |
23 |
2.44±0.37 |
15.40±2.07 |
324.75±153.87 |
187.91±45.81 |
63.74±32.48† |
3.53±1.75‡ |
5.21±2.54 |
0.23±0.14 |
|
| Normal |
66 |
2.39±0.29 |
15.09±2.16 |
321.86±148.36 |
188.07±49.36 |
94.78±41.96 |
2.30±0.99 |
6.78±2.58 |
0.22±0.15 |
|
| Total | 100 | 2.42±0.32 | 15.31± 2.14a | 328.19±148.91 | 191.31±50.17 | 86.40±42.40a | 2.69±1.37a | 6.32±2.60 | 0 .23±0.15 | |
aP value (one-way ANOVA) for the comparison between nutritional status.
*P<0.05 versus moderate HAZ.
**P<0.05 versus normal BMIZ.
†P<0.05 versus normal BMIZ.
‡P<0.05 versus normal BMIZ.