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Table 1 Baseline General Characteristics of Study Participants

From: Association between dietary selenium and zinc intake and risk of dilated cardiomyopathy in children: a case-control study

 

Case

(n = 36)

Control

(n = 72)

P value1

Sex (n)1

Male

Female

36

15(41.6%)

21(58.4)

72

58(80.5)

14(19.5)

< 0.001

Age (y)2

9.83 ± 4.55

8.7 ± 1.54

0.157

Weight (kg)2

35.38 ± 21.96

30.49 ± 9.47

0.208

BMI (kg/m2)2

16.9 ± 4.8

17.25 ± 3.58

0.702

  1. Data are presented as frequency, percent and mean ± standard deviation
  2. 1 Pearson chi-square test
  3. 2 Independent t-test
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