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Table 7 Correlations of essential minerals in different blood components

From: Nutritional and metabolic status of children with autism vs. neurotypical children, and the association with autism severity

 

Comparison

Autism Group

Neurotypical Group

Calcium

WB -RBC

0.00

0.14

 

WB-Serum

0.40

0.33

 

RBC-Serum

-0.30

-0.32

Magnesium

WB-RBC

0.52

0.65

 

WB-Serum

0.41

0.34

 

RBC-serum

0.37

0.13

Copper

WB-RBC

0.46

0.74

Zinc

WB-RBC

0.65

0.84

Manganese

WB-RBC

0.84

0.90

Selenium

WB-RBC

0.79

0.62

Molybdenum

WB-RBC

0.45

0.24

Potassium

RBC-Serum

-0.18

0.14

Phosphorus

RBC-Serum

0.11

0.28

Iron

RBC-Serum

-0.03

0.13

 

RBC-serum ferritin

-0.09

0.13

 

Serum- serum ferritin

-0.08

-0.24