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Table 4 Multivariate regression analysis of the effect of abnormal serum zinc and serum ferritin on exocrine and endocrine pancreatic function in TDT children

From: The effect of zinc deficiency and iron overload on endocrine and exocrine pancreatic function in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia: a cross-sectional study

 

Odds ratio

95% CI of OR

p

Lower

Upper

Exocrine function

- Amylase

Zinc

0.605

0.15

2.3

0.4

Ferritin

0.879

0.22

3.4

0.8

- Lipase

Zinc

23.378

2.50

218.4

0.006*

Ferritin

3.651

0.69

19.1

0.1

Endocrine function

- OGTT

Zinc

6.310

0.66

59.8

0.1

Ferritin

1.053

0.18

5.9

0.9

- HOMAIR

Zinc

3.9

0.99

15.7

0.04*

Ferritin

1.5

0.38

6.07

0.5

- Fasting Insulin

Zinc

2.1

0.9

7.3

0.07

Ferritin

1.667

0.087

31.869

0.2

  1. CI confidence interval; OR Odds ratio; OGTT Oral glucose tolerance test; HOMA-IR Homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance.
  2. * Statistical significance< 0.05
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