Table 1.
Zn and Cu values in blood serum [mg/L] in control and patient groups. The results were analyzed according to criteria: gender, smoking, type of disease. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation.
| Criterion | Mean ± SD [mg/L] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Patients | n | Controls | ||
| Copper | |||||
| Total level | 15 | 0.88 ± 0.13 | 15 | 1.02 ± 0.24 | |
| Gender | Women | 8 | 0.86 ± 0.12 | 9 | 1.07 ± 0.29 |
| Men | 7 | 0.91 ± 0.14 | 6 | 0.94 ± 0.13 | |
| Tobacco | Smoker | 6 | 0.94 ± 0.15 | 4 | 1.16 ± 0.27 |
| Non-smoker | 9 | 0.84 ± 0.10 | 11 | 0.97 ± 0.22 | |
| Type of disease | BD | 4 | 0.84 ± 0.04 | - * | - * |
| MDD | 11 | 0.89 ± 0.15 | - * | - * | |
| Zinc | |||||
| Total level | 15 | 4.97 ± 1.79 | 15 | 3.75 ± 0.69 | |
| Gender | Women | 8 | 4.61 ± 2.05 | 9 | 3.76 ± 0.71 |
| Men | 7 | 5.38 ± 1.49 | 6 | 3.73 ± 0.74 | |
| Tobacco | Smoker | 6 | 5.07 ± 1.87 | 4 | 3.54 ± 0.81 |
| Non-smoker | 9 | 4.91 ± 1.86 | 11 | 3.82 ± 0.67 | |
| Type of disease | BD | 4 | 4.91 ± 2.42 | - * | - * |
| MDD | 11 | 4.99 ± 1.65 | - * | - * | |
* No data are available as only patients were classified by disease type.