Table 2.

Comparison of the mean serum level of micro-nutrients in pre-eclamptic pregnant women and controls

Trace Element	Pre-eclamptics (n = 81)	Controls (n = 81)	p-value
	Mean ± 2SD	Mean ± 2SD
Copper (mg/l)	0.844 ± 0.57	1.670 ± 1.47	< 0.001
Selenium (mg/l)	0.842 ± 0.71	1.758 ± 3.35	0.017
Zinc (mg/l)	0.408 ± 0.39	0.535 ± 0.80	0.198
Magnesium (mg/l)	1.397 ± 0.98	5.044 ± 6.60	< 0.001
Manganese (mg/l)	0.0958 ± 0.11	0.1635 ± 0.34	0.088