| Variable | n | Mean ± SD | t test | p value |
| Zinc (µmol/L) |
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| Mother Baby | 135 135 | 2.20 ± 1.01 3.67 ± 1.49 | −9.49 | 0.0001 |
| Copper (µmol/L) |
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| Mother Baby |
| 4.24 ± 1.77 2.84 ± 0.92 | 8.50 | 0.001 |
| Total Protein (gm/L) |
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|
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| Mother Baby |
| 70.87 ± 18.87 53.74 ± 12.29 | 8.75 | 0.001 |
| Albumin (gm/L) |
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| Mother Baby |
| 44.35 ± 7.61 41.35 ± 7.21 | 3.30 | 0.01 |