Body weight (kg) | |||
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On admission | At discharge | p Value3-150 | |
Placebo (n=54) | 6.43 (6.1 to 6.7) | 6.46 (6.2 to 6.8) | 0.68 |
Zinc (n=57) | 6.19 (5.9 to 6.5) | 6.31 (6.0 to 6.6) | 0.03 |
Serum zinc (μmol/l) | |||
On admission | After 2 weeks | p Value3-150 | |
Placebo (n=37) | 12.6 (11.0 to 14.1) | 12.3 (11.3 to 13.3) | 0.63 |
Zinc (n=37) | 11.2 (10.4 to 12.0) | 13.6 (12.5 to 14.7) | <0.0001 |
↵3-150 Paired t test.