Geographic Location

Age

No.

Biochemical parameters

Glucose (mg/100 ml)

Fe (mg/L)

Phosphor (mg/100 ml)

Ascorbic acid (mg/L)

AL-Qurna

<1 year old

12

44.78 ± 9.87 c

1.48 ± 0.03

17.71 ± 1.17

11.57 ± 0.34

1 - 3 years old

12

88.66 ± 7.11 a

1.24 ± 0.08

16.13 ± 1.00

10.64 ± 0.23

> 3 years old

12

63.49 ± 3.67 b

1.67 ± 0.07

17.17 ± 0.94

10.72 ± 0.67

Mean

36

65.58 ± 7.90 B

1.42 ± 0.05

17.01 ± 1.23

10.97 ± 0.54

Al-Midaina

<1 year old

12

75.81 ± 5.90 b

1.85 ± 0.05

19.35 ± 0.80 a

11.29 ± 0.90

1 - 3 years old

12

91.40 ± 6.65 a

1.88 ± 0.07

17.02 ± 1.45 b

10.13 ± 0.87

>3 years old

12

73.16 ± 3.23 b

1.43 ± 0.09

17.64 ± 0.76 b

10.68 ± 0.55

Mean

36

80.43 ± 8.11 A

1.71 ± 0.08

18.00 ± 1.13

11.03 ± 0.73

Al-Uazair

<1 year old

12

72.10 ± 4.00 a

1.56 ± 0.08

18.73 ± 1.00 a

10.75 ± 0.60

1 - 3 years old

12

84.43 ± 5.88 a

1.78 ± 0.06

18.34 ± 0.85 a

10.62 ± 0.43

>3 years old

12

37.57 ± 2.45 b

1.14 ± 0.05

16.71 ± 1.67 b

9.98 ± 0.32

Mean

36

65.27 ± 4.65 B

1.49 ± 0.03

17.92 ± 1.03

10.45 ± 0.40

P value

0.000

0.456

0.000

0.254