Table 1.
ANOVA to show the significance of difference between mean values of the control group, compensated group and decompensated group of liver cirrhosis patients
| Control group (n = 36) | Compensated group (n = 34) | Decompensated group (n = 31) | aLevel of significance between group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum zinc in μg/dl (mean ± SD) | 80.5 ± 8.1 | 51.4 ± 1.3 | 61.8 ± 1.6 | F = 281.2 |
| P < 0.001 | ||||
| Serum magnesium (mg/dl) (mean ± SD) | 2.5 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | F = 57.6 |
| P < 0.001 | ||||
| Serum copper (μg/dl) (mean ± SD) | 106.4 ± 1.3 | 199.4 ± 14.2 | 165.7 ± 1.2 | F = 1158.3 |
| P < 0.001 | ||||
| Serum iron (μg/dl) (mean ± SD) | 80.3 ± 1.1 | 58.5 ± 1.4 | 75.1 ± 1.1 | F = 2642.3 |
| P < 0.001 | ||||
| Serum albumin (g/dl) (mean ± SD) | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 0.3 | 3.2 ± 0.7 | F = 11.4 |
| P < 0.001 | ||||
| Serum bilirubin (mg/dl) (mean ± SD) | 0.86 ± 0.02 | 8.9 ± 0.7 | 4.8 ± 0.8 | F = 1455.6 |
| P < 0.001 |
a ANOVA performed with SPSS version 16.0 for Windows to show the significance between different groups at 95 % confidence interval