Skip to main content

Table 4 Association between Zn serum concentration and risk of pancreatic cancer

From: Serum concentrations of Cu, Se, Fe and Zn in patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

Cancer site

Quartile

Zinc concentration range (µg/l)

No. of cancer / controls

Pancreatic cancer

I

306.12-739.81

15/9

 

II

747.62-847.10

8/16

 

III

848.81-995.08

13/11

 

IV

1002.72-4896.90

12/12

  1. I vs II: p = 0.082
  2. I vs III: p = 0.770
  3. I vs IV: p = 0.561