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Table 3 Dietary intake of antioxidant micronutrients and wound healing progress

From: The effect of dietary intake of antioxidant micronutrients on burn wound healing: a study in a tertiary health institution in a developing country

 

N (total = 40)

Week 1 wound healing

Week 2 wound healing

 

n

(%)

p value

n

(%)

p value

Vitamin A

       

 Adequate

12

10

(83)

0.162

7

(58)

0.629

 Inadequate

28

17

(61)

14

(50)

Vitamin C

       

 Adequate

26

21

(81)

0.015

16

(62)

0.119

 Inadequate

14

6

(43)

5

(36)

Vitamin E

       

 Adequate

9

7

(78)

0.455

5

(56)

0.835

 Inadequate

31

20

(65)

16

(52)

Zinc

       

 Adequate

19

15

(79)

0.141

11

(58)

0.516

 Inadequate

21

12

(57)

10

(48)

Copper

       

 Adequate

36

24

(67)

0.736

18

(50)

0.342

 Inadequate

4

3

(75)

3

(75)

Selenium

       

 Adequate

26

19

(73)

0.305

13

(50)

0.666

 Inadequate

14

8

(57)

8

(57)

  1. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant
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