Table 3.

Content of Se, Cu, Zn, and TAS in serum of patients with chronic tonsillitis (CT) and in the control group in two age groups—under and over 40 years of age

No.	Subject	Number	Control group mean ± SD (A)	Number	CT patients mean ± SD (B)	p value A/B <
Selenium (μg/L)
1.	Under 40 years of age	33	75.005 ± 17.49	52	57.680 ± 10.90	0.000003
2.	Over 40 years of age	34	79.651 ± 22.23	32	66.706 ± 13.79	0.02
Copper (mg/L)
3.	Under 40 years of age	33	1.031 ± 0.45	52	1.231 ± 0.37	0.02
4.	Over 40 years of age	34	1.064 ± 0.24	32	1.199 ± 0.33	ns
Zinc (mg/L)
5.	Under 40 years of age	33	0.975 ± 0.33	52	0.906 ± 0.29	ns
6.	Over 40 years of age	34	0.933 ± 0.26	32	0.856 ± 0.21	ns
TAS (mmol/L)
7.	Under 40 years of age	33	1.227 ± 0.39	52	1.163 ± 0.35	ns
8.	Over 40 years of age	34	1.405 ± 0.35	32	1.175 ± 0.31	0.01

n number of subject, ns no significant, SD standard deviation