Table 1.
Selected micronutrient levels in serum of blood donors (apparently healthy controls), pregnant women, and tuberculosis patients by HIV serostatus in Ethiopia.
| Trace elements | Controls (blood donors) [16–20] | Pregnant women [20] | Tuberculosis patients [16, 17] | Diarrheic patients [18, 19, 21] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV− (n = 68) |
HIV+ (n = 32) |
HIV− (n = 327) |
HIV+ (n = 42) |
HIV− (n = 81) |
HIV+ (n = 71) |
HIV− (n = 97) |
HIV+ (n = 109) |
|
| Mg (mg/dl) | 2.85 ± 0.61* | — | 2.43 ± 0.82 | 2.14 ± 0.86 | — | — | 1.76 ± 0.34 | 1.68 ± 0.26 |
| Ca (mg/dl) | 14.41 ± 3.61 | 11.11 ± 1.46 | 14.39 ± 4.69 | 13.41 ± 5.22 | — | — | 8.38 ± 1.97 | 7.82 ± 1.23 |
| Fe (μg/dl) | 480.9 ± 449.0 | 288.3 ± 194.8 | 561.97 ± 415.23 | 485.86 ± 275.23 | 280.82 ± 314.31 | 265.99 ± 369.91 | 352.06 ± 351.23 | 420.82 ± 665.14 |
| Cu (μg/dl) | 140.3 ± 47.95 | 166.2 ± 45.4 | 240.19 ± 73.55 | 239.59 ± 81.47 | 188.19 ± 58.65 | 176.59 ± 63.19 | 113.51 ± 38.28 | 126.83 ± 34.91 |
| Zn (μg/dl) | 88.1 ± 4.02 | 77.2 ± 25.3 | 75.19 ± 44.79 | 76.30 ± 125.43 | 81.14 ± 14.16 | 73.65 ± 37.66 | 62.39 ± 43.64 | 68.13 ± 44.53 |
| Se (μg/dl) | 9.6 ± 4.37 | 10.2 ± 4.5 | 10.49 ± 4.24 | 8.0 ± 4.71 | 8.86 ± 3.93 | 7.55 ± 2.63 | 6.99 ± 4.26 | 5.90 ± 2.79 |
| Vitamin A (μg/dl) | 42.83 ± 20.37 | 25.83 ± 14.28 | 31.57 ± 12.79 | 27.56 ± 12.01 | 21.57 ± 13.81 | 19.98 ± 13.28 | 24.18 ± 15.68 | 23.57 ± 16.77 |
| N = 92 | N = 30 | N = 379 | N = 44 | N = 107 | N = 115 | N = 101 | N = 110 | |
*Mean ± standard deviation.
Trace elements were measured by ICP-MS (inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy) and vitamin A was measured by HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography).