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. 2013 Jun;31(2):139–149. doi: 10.3329/jhpn.v31i2.16378

Table 2.

Zinc deficiency in pregnant and non-pregnant women in Pakistan (2011)

Area Non-pregnant women Pregnant women
Deficient (<60 µg/dL) Non-deficient (≥60 µg/dL) N Deficient (<60 µg/dL) Non-deficient (≥60 µg/dL) N
Total 41.6 58.4 5,953 48.3 51.7 791
Urban 38.2 61.8 2,395 47.2 52.8 285
Rural 43.2 56.8 3,558 48.7 51.3 506

Derived from National Nutrition Survey Report (NNS) 26; N=Total no. of subjects