Table 3.

Circulating growth associated protein-43, neurotropin-3, total antioxidant capacity, and zinc profile among the study groups

Studied specific biochemical markers	Epileptic children (n = 50)	Controls (n = 50)	p value
Serum growth associated protein-43 (ng/mL)
Median(IQ range)	2.01 (0.61–4.48)	7.32 (0.76–25.25)	0.024*
Neurotropin-3 (ng/L)
Median(IQ range)	70.96 (55.26–216.39)	36.55 (25.56–951.7)	0.269
Total antioxidant capacity (mmol/mL)
Median(IQ range)	0.68 (0.6–0.99)	0.31 (0.3–0.45)	< 0.001*
Serum zinc (μmol/L)
Median(IQ range)	5.2 (3.42–8.13)	16.54 (14.76–18.2)	< 0.001*

^*Significant p value (p˂0.05)