Table 7. Comparison of the micronutrient content in whole blood of pre-schoolers in non-picky and picky eating groups.
Non-picky eating | Picky eating | p value | |||
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Mean | SE a | Mean | SE a | ||
Calcium (mmol/L) | 1.754 | 0.007 | 1.747 | 0.006 | 0.470 |
Magnesium (mmol/L) | 1.447 | 0.007 | 1.451 | 0.007 | 0.649 |
Iron (mmol/L) | 7.019 | 0.039 | 7.689 | 0.037 | 0.831 |
Zinc (μmol/L) | 76.123 | 0.818 | 77.563 | 0.810 | 0.213 |
Copper (μmol/L) | 15.470 | 0.151 | 15.641 | 0.148 | 0.422 |
a SE = standard error.