Table 2: Immuno-suppression and copper-zinc deficiency.
Variables |
Immuno-suppression |
|
χ2 |
p-value |
|
Suppressed |
Unsuppressed |
Prevalence |
|||
CU (ug/dl) Deficient Normal |
61 (69.3%) 45 (72.6%) |
27 (30.7%) 17 (27.4%) |
88 (59%) 62 (41%) |
0.187
|
0.666
|
Zn (µmol/L) Deficient Normal |
9 (36.0%) 97 (77.6%) |
16 (64.0%) 28 (22.4%) |
25 (16.7%) 125 (83.3%) |
17.393 |
*0.000 |
χ2: Chi square statistics, p-value < 0.05 indicate significance.