| Diagnosis |
Mean zinc |
± SD |
Range |
p1 |
p2 |
p3 |
p4 |
p5 |
p6 |
P7 |
| Venous eczema |
72.54 |
22.02 |
40.7-94.3 |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Seborrhoeic dermatitis |
63.79 |
21.15 |
41.4-103.2 |
0.489 NS |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
| Pitryiasis alba |
70.42 |
22.73 |
42.7-113.7 |
0.859 NS |
0.508 NS |
- |
|
|
|
|
| Lichen simplex chronicous |
68.45 |
17.79 |
42.7-102.8 |
0.719 NS |
0.641 NS |
0.835 NS |
- |
|
|
|
| Hand eczema |
73.2 |
21.89 |
42.5-114.5 |
0.951 NS |
0.288 NS |
0.704 NS |
0.579 NS |
- |
|
|
| Eye lid eczema |
49.23 |
12.32 |
40.9-67.5 |
0.102 NS |
0.238 NS |
0.096 NS |
0.084 NS |
0.042 S |
- |
|
| Allergic contact dermatitis |
70.75 |
22.3 |
40.2-114.9 |
0.871 NS |
0.443 NS |
0.965 NS |
0.793 NS |
0.689 NS |
0.073 NS |
- |
| Atopic dermatits |
91.26 |
26.07 |
60.1-121.4 |
0.21 NS |
0.036 S |
0.064 NS |
0.06 NS |
0.056 NS |
0.013 S |
0.037 S |
|
| P1=serum zinc level (ug/dl) in venous eczema versus other types of eczema
P2=serum zinc level (ug/dl) in seborrhoeic dermatitis versus other types of eczema
P3=serum zinc level (ug/dl) in pitryasis alba versus other types of eczema
P4=serum zinc level (ug/dl) in lichen simplex chronicous versus other types of eczema
P5=serum zinc level (ug/dl) in hand eczema versus other types of eczema
P6=serum zinc level (ug/dl) in eye lid eczema versus other types of eczema
P7=serum zinc level (ug/dl) in allergic contact dermatitis versus other types of eczema |
| Tables 2: Comparison between mean serum zinc (µg/dL) levels in different types of eczema. |
