Table 3.

Comparison of measured variables between sickle cell disease patients in steady clinical state and vaso-occlusive crisis (Mean± SEM)

Measured Parameters	Sickle cell disease patients in steady clinical state (n=74)	Sickle cell disease patients in painful crisis (n=26)	P-value
Serum copper (µg/dL)	105.80 ± 2.46	131.10 ± 4.251	0.001
Serum zinc (µg/dL)	46.26 ± 1.986	24.15 ± 0.943	0.001
Copper/Zinc Ratio	2.57 ± 0.1069	5.59 ± 0.249	0.001