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Table 3 Other characteristics by serum zinc concentration after zinc administration

From: Administration of zinc to preterm infants with hypozincemia does not reduce serum copper concentrations in most cases: a single-center retrospective observational study

 

70 μg/dL

(n = 16)

<  70 μg/dL

(n = 47)

p

Sex

 Male

9

35

0.778

 Female

7

12

 

Enteral nutrition

 Breast milk

7

18

0.899

 Infant formula

1

3

 

 Breast milk + Infant formula

8

26

 
  1. The Fisher’s exact test was used for statistical analyze