Table 2.

Comparison of metals between COVID-19 cases and controls on baseline sample

		Magnesium	Copper	Zinc
Control	N	50	50	50
	Median	2.24	150.66	60.50
	25th percentile	2.13	118.85	48.22
	75th percentile	2.36	140.96	74.59
COVID-19	N	150	150	150
	Median	2.26	144.31	56.61
	25th percentile	1.97	125.58	45.06
	75th percentile	2.41	165.1	73.08
	p value	0.7545	0.0050	< 0.0001

Statistical test: Mann–Whitney test

All bold values signifies p<0.05