Serum level of some micronutrients in children infected with Helicobacter pylori

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 6 Correlation between the serum levels of trace elements and the degree of severity of histopathological changes in gastric mucosal biopsy

Histopathological parameters		Zn	Selenium	Vit. C	Vit. B₁₂
Inflammatory activity	R	−0.22	0.29	−0.3	−0.28
Inflammatory activity	P	0.22	0.11	0.09	0.12
Inflammatory infiltrate	R	−0.4	0.15	−0.64	−0.44
Inflammatory infiltrate	P	0.023^a	0.42	0.0001^a	0.012^a
Lymphoid follicles	R	−0.08	0.12	−0.44	−0.22
Lymphoid follicles	P	0.65	0.51	0.01^a	0.23
Mucosal atrophy	R	−0.62	0.007	−0.54	−0.41
Mucosal atrophy	P	0.0001^a	0.97	0.001^a	0.02^a
H. pylori density	R	−0.42	0.37	−0.83	−0.74
H. pylori density	P	0.017^a	0.039^a	0.0001^a	0.0001^a