BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Table 2 Correlation between trace elements and neonatal Apgar score

From: Role of placental barrier on trace element transfer in maternal fetal system and hypertensive disorders complicating pregnancy and gestational diabetes mellitus

Element	Sample	Normal group(n = 60)		HDCP group(n = 40)		GDM group(n = 40)		Total disease group(n = 80)
Element	Sample	1 min	5 min	1 min	5 min	1 min	5 min	1 min	5 min
Zn	Mother blood
Cu
Fe
Mn				-0.4362**				-0.2247*
Ni
Cr		-0.4003**
Zn	Placenta				-0.4284**			-0.2785*
Cu
Fe		-0.3522**				0.3181*	0.3181*
Mn		0.3009*
Ni
Cr		-0.4064**		-0.5931****	-0.6713****			-0.4294****	-0.5456****
Zn	Umbilical cord blood
Cu
Fe		-0.2919*
Mn		0.2943*
Ni
Cr		-0.4024**

The values reported in the table are Pearson r. Significant P values are 0.12 (ns), 0.0332 (*), * * 0.0021 (* *), 0.0002 (* * *), < 0.0001 (* * * *)

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