Table 8 Comparison between patient and control groups as regard combined zinc and vitamin D inadequate levels, combined zinc and TIBC inadequate levels, combined vitamin D and TIBC inadequate levels, inadequate all of them, and sufficient all of them
From: Role of vitamin D, serum zinc, and serum iron deficiency in community-acquired pneumonia in children
Patient group | Control group | Chi-square test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | X2 | P value | |
Combined inadequate zinc and vit. D | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 1.000 |
Combined inadequate zinc and TIBC | 2 | 6.5% | 2 | 5.6% | 0.024 | 0.877 |
Combined inadequate vit. D and TIBC | 17 | 54.8% | 4 | 11.1% | 14.800 | 0.000 |
Inadequate zinc, vit. D, and TIBC | 2 | 6.5% | 1 | 2.8% | 0.526 | 0.468 |
Inadequate one of them | 10 | 32.3% | 21 | 58.3% | 4.555 | 0.033 |
Sufficient all of them | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 22.2% | 7.823 | 0.005 |