| Number | Percent | Serum zinc | |
Mean ± SD | Range | |||
1) No clinical evidence of HE | 30 |
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No HE | 17 | 56.67 | 0.36 ± 0.20 | 0.11 - 0.67 |
MHE | 13 | 43.33 | 0.25+0.19 | 0.10 - 0.81 |
2) Overt HE | 25 |
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Grade 1 | 8 | 32 | 0.17 ± 0.14 | 0.04 - 0.40 |
Grade 2 | 5 | 20 | 0.15 ± 0.09 | 0.04 - 0.3 |
Grade 3 | 6 | 24 | 0.08 ± 0.02 | 0.06 - 0.09 |
Grade 4 | 6 | 24 | 0.07 ± 0.03 | 0.03 - 0.10 |
Healthy controls | 30 |
| 0.68 ± 0.37 | 0.20 - 1.40 |