Table 5 Minerals: The average levels of minerals measured in the Neurotypical group and the Arizona Autism Treatment and Arizona Autism Placebo groups (pre and post) who completed the study are reported below, along with their standard deviations.
From: Effect of a vitamin/mineral supplement on children and adults with autism
Essential Minerals + other minerals | Neuro-typicals (n = 44) | Treatment Group (n = 19) | Placebo Group (n = 20) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Pre | Post | % change | p-value | Pre | Post | % change | p-value |
Calcium-WB (mg/dL) | 5.8 +/- 0.3 | 5.9 +/- 0.4 | 6.0 +/0.4 | +1% | n.s. | 5.8 +/- 0.3 | 5.6 +/- 0.5 | -2% | n.s. |
Calcium-RBC (ug/g) | 22.4 +/- 6 | 19.2 +/- 7.9 | 27.4 +/- 3.6 | +43% | 0.001 | 19.5 +/- 7.5 | 25.2 +/- 4.3 | +30% | 0.02 |
Calcium-Serum (mg/dL) | 9.60 +/- 0.2 | 9.65 +/- 0.4 | 9.51 +/- 0.3 | -1% | 0.07 | 9.59 +/- 0.4 | 9.53 +/- 0.3 | 0% | n.s. |
Chromium-RBC (ng/g) | 0.80 +/- 0.4 | 1.02 +/- 0.50 | 0.81 +/- 0.6 | -21% | n.s. | 0.77 +/- 0.44 | 0.70 +/- 0.3 | -9% | n.s. |
Copper-WB (ug/dL) | 89 +/- 14 | 91.2 +/- 13 | 95.9 +/- 17 | +5% | 0.09 | 93.9 +/- 10 | 95.5 +/- 13 | +2% | n.s. |
Copper-RBC (ug/g) | 0.72 +/- 0.09 | 0.75 +/- 0.08 | 0.78 +/- 0.08 | +4% | 0.06 | 0.74 +/- 0.08 | 0.77 +/- 0.08 | +4% | n.s. |
Iodine-Urine (ug/mg creatinine) | 0.26 +/- 0.2 | 0.28 +/- 0.26 | 0.43 +/- 0.27 | +54% | 0.03* | 0.23 +/- 0.15 | 0.22 +/- 0.15 | -5% | n.s. |
Iron-RBC (ug/g) | 833 +/- 64 | 887 +/- 101 | 806 +/- 54 | -9% | 0.006 | 883 +/- 80 | 826 +/- 51 | -7% | 0.02 |
Iron-Serum (ug/dL) | 87 +/- 35 | 91 +/- 34 | 88 +/- 46 | -3% | n.s. | 80 +/- 33 | 81 +/- 25 | +2% | n.s. |
   Serum Ferritin | 36.9 +/- 17 | 42.1 +/- 23 | 37.3 +/- 23 | -11% | n.s. | 41.3 +/- 25.1 | 33.4 +/- 22 | -19% | 0.004 |
Lithium-WB (ug/L) | 3.6 +/- 6 | 1.82 +/- 0.8 | 10.6 +/-5.1 | +485% | .000001 | 1.60 +/- 0.7 | 1.47 +/- 0.7 | -8% | n.s. |
Magnesium-WB (mg/dL) | 3.64 +/- 0.26 | 3.44 +/- 0.19 | 3.62 +/- 0.25 | +5% | 0.00007 | 3.65 +/- 0.41 | 3.81 +/-0.42 | +4% | 0.03 |
Magnesium-RBC (ug/g) | 47.5 +/- 5 | 48.6 +/- 7.5 | 44.9 +/- 4.0 | -8% | 0.03 | 49.4 +/- 5.8 | 47.9 +/- 6.0 | -3% | n.s. |
Magnesium-Serum (mg/dL) | 2.03 +/- 0.15 | 1.90 +/- 0.13 | 1.95 +/- 0.15 | +2% | n.s. | 1.93 +/- 0.14 | 1.97 +/- 0.15 | +2% | n.s. |
Manganese-WB (ug/L) | 11.6 +/- 3 | 11.0 +/- 3.3 | 13.6 +/- 4.4 | +23% | 0.0006 | 12.0 +/- 4.7 | 14.5 +/- 5.0 | +21% | 0.00002 |
Manganese-RBC (ug/g) | 0.018 +/- 0.005 | 0.019 +/- 0.007 | 0.019 +/- 0.006 | +1% | n.s. | 0.020 +/- 0.006 | 0.019 +/- 0.007 | -4% | n.s. |
Molybdenum-WB (ug/L) | 1.39 +/- 0.3 | 1.27 +/- 0.23 | 1.88 +/- 0.9 | +48% | 0.007* | 1.34 +/- 0.3 | 1.37 +/- 0.3 | +3% | n.s. |
Molybdenum-RBC (ng/g) | 0.98 +/- 0.2 | 1.01 +/- 0.3 | 1.32 +/- 0.0007 | +31% | 0.06* | 0.87 +/- 0.26 | 0.93 +/- 0.2 | +7% | n.s. |
Phosphorus-RBC (ug/g) | 567 +/- 43 | 587 +/- 73 | 546 +/- 39 | -7% | 0.01 | 598 +/- 48 | 564 +/-37 | -6% | 0.002 |
Phosphorus-Serum (mg/dL) | 4.58 +/- 0.5 | 4.52 +/- 0.5 | 4.47 +/- 0.6 | -1% | n.s. | 4.57 +/- 0.5 | 4.68 +/- 0.7 | +2% | n.s. |
Potassium -RBC-mEq/L | 76.9 +/- 4.1 | 78.1 +/- 6.2 | 75.5 +/- 4.4 | -3% | n.s. | 81.1 +/- 5.1 | 77.2 +/- 5.1 | -5% | 0.01 |
Potassium-Serum mEq/L | 4.17 +/- 0.3 | 4.12 +/- 0.3 | 4.21 +/- 0.3 | +2% | n.s. | 4.01 +/- 0.3 | 4.04 +/- 0.3 | 1% | n.s. |
Selenium-WB (ug/L) | 210 +/- 20 | 209 +/- 25 | 223 +/- 28 | +7% | 0.001 | 211 +/- 39 | 218 +/- 44 | +3% | 0.05 |
Selenium-RBC (ug/g) | 0.23 +/- 0.03 | 0.251 +/- 0.025 | 0.235 +/- 0.03 | -6% | 0.007 | 0.244 +/- 0.052 | 0.221 +/- 0.04 | -10% | 0.002 |
Sodium-Serum mEq/L | 137 +/- 1 | 137 +/- 2 | 137 +/- 1 | 0% | n.s. | 138 +/- 3 | 138 +/- 2 | 0% | n.s. |
Vanadium-RBC (ng/g) | 0. 22 +/- 0.07 | 0. 22 +/- 0.09 | 0. 21 +/- 0.05 | -5% | n.s. | 0.21 +/- 0.04 | 0.23 +/- 0.09 | +10% | n.s. |
Zinc-WB (ug/dL) | 555 +/- 74 | 546 +/- 70 | 556 +/- 68 | +2% | n.s. | 559 +/- 59 | 567 +/-59 | +1% | n.s. |
Zinc-RBC (ug/g) | 8.9 +/- 1.4 | 9.1 +/- 1.5 | 8.6 +/- 1.2 | -5% | n.s. | 9.1 +/- 1.1 | 8.8 +/- 1.2 | -3% | n.s. |
Non-essential minerals | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Boron-RBC (ug/g) | 0.025 +/- 0.007 | 0.031 +/- 0.015 | 0.022 +/- 0.008 | -30% | 0.004 | 0.025 +/- 0.013 | 0.019 +/- 0.010 | -24% | n.s. |
Strontium-WB (ug/L) | 24 +/- 6 | 21.6 +/- 3.7 | 22.8 +/-4.5 | +6% | n.s. | 29.1 +/- 10 | 28.6 +/-10 | -2% | n.s. |