Biological specimens

Non smokers

smokers

Referents

T.B patients

Pneumonia

Referents

T.B patients

Pneumonia

Zinc

Scalp hairs (µg/g)

239 ± 16.4

230 - 249

145 ± 15.2

137 - 152

134 ± 9.35

128 - 137

207 ± 19.5

195 - 215

143 ± 8.02

139 - 146

125 ± 7.92

121 - 129

Blood (mg/L)

5.90 ± 0.22

5.83 - 5.97

4.60 ± 0.31

4.50 - 4.75

4.32 ± 0.22

4.25 - 4.41

5.54 ± 0.20

5.47 - 5.65

4.30 ± 0.24

4.19 - 4.42

4.10 ± 0.20

3.99 - 4.20

Serum(mg/L)

1.19 ± 0.19

1.10 - 1.28

0.96 ± 0.09

0.90 - 1.02

0.81 ± 0.10

0.75 - 0.85

1.12 ± 0.15

1.06 - 1.17

0.85 ± 0.09

0.79 - 0.89

0.70 ± 0.05

0.67 - 0.74

Sputum (µg/L)

365 ± 13.5

357 - 372

230 ± 7.44

226 - 234

199 ± 9.90

195 - 205

335 ± 12.4

327 - 340

215 ± 7.32

212 - 219

182 ± 7.52

178 - 185

Saliva (µg/L)

138 ± 12.7

132 - 145

106 ± 12.9

99.2 - 113

90.0 ± 7.41

86.7 - 94.0

126 ± 9.85

120 - 132

89.9 ± 5.79

87.3 - 93.0

72.5 ± 7.75

68.9 - 75.2

Nasal Fluid (µg/L)

167 ± 20.3

161 - 173

115 ± 7.66

112 - 119

109 ± 7.62

105 - 114

160 ± 17.7

153 - 168

110 ± 5.90

107 - 113

96.0 ± 6.22

92.9 - 99.2

Iron

Scalp hairs (µg/g)

41.1 ± 3.33

40.3 - 42.3

35.5 ± 1.91

32.9 - 36.4

33.7 ± 1.60

32.8 - 34.9

36.4 ± 2.38

35.0 - 37.9

33.5 ± 0.95

32.9 - 33.9

31.7 ± 0.80

31.2 - 32.3

Blood (mg/L)

483 ± 18.5

474 - 495

425 ± 13.2

419 - 433

415 ± 9.52

409 - 419

443 ± 16.2

435 - 451

399 ± 8.41

394 - 403

369 ± 7.50

364 - 374

Serum(mg/L)

3.89 ± 0.65

3.59 - 4.19

2.92 ± 0.41

2.73 - 3.12

2.55 ± 0.35

2.41 - 2.72

3.56 ± 0.52

3.30 - 3.82

2.69 ± 0.39

2.50 - 2.92

2.42 ± 0.25

2.29 - 2.55

Sputum (µg/L)

1.38 ± 0.25

1.25 - 1.52

1.29 ± 0.05

1.21 - 1.32

1.20 ± 0.05

1.16 - 1.24

1.27 ± 0.20

1.20 - 1.34

1.13 ± 0.05

1.09 - 1.16

1.05 ± 0.05

1.02 - 1.04

Saliva (µg/L)

0.89 ± 0.09

0.85 - 0.91

0.72 ± 0.05

0.70 - 0.75

0.65 ± 0.06

0.63 - 0.68

0.83 ± 0.05

0.81 - 0.85

0.67 ± 0.05

0.65 - 0.70

0.59 ± 0.04

0.57 - 0.62

Nasal Fluid (µg/L)

1.21 ± 0.14

1.14 - 1.29

1.12 ± 0.02

1.09 - 1.13

1.05 ± 0.06

1.02 - 1.08

1.12 ± 0.12

1.05 - 1.18

1.00 ± 0.08

0.97 - 1.03

0.97 ± 0.05

0.95 - 0.99