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Obese individuals before weight loss
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Non-obese controls
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Obese individuals after weight loss
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Women
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Men
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Women
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Men
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Women
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Men
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Zn (μmol/L)
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13.3 (±1.7)
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14.3 (±1.3)
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11.8 (±0.7)***
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13.3 (±0.1)
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12.8 (±1.7)
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14.5 (±1.4)
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Fe (μmol/L)
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17.4 (±5.5)
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21.9 ( ±6.9)
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15.8 (±5.2)**
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22.7 (±5.1)
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13.1 (±5.6)
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18.8 (±5.2)
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Ferritin (μg/L)
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61 (±40)****
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247 (±105)*
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49 (±43)
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120 (±78)
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69 (±51)***
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243 (±111)*
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Transferrin (μmol/L)
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36.0 (±3.6)
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33.7 (±3.9)
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34.4 (±6.8)
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34.2 (±4.7)
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33.6 (±3.3)
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32.2 (±3.8)
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- Total Zn, Fe, ferritin, and transferrin concentrations in blood from obese individuals (before and after weight loss) and from non-obese controls. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation. *P < 0.05, obese individuals vs. non-obese controls of the same gender. **P < 0.05, ***P < 0.01, ****P < 0.001, when comparing women vs men within the same weight group. No significant differences were found when comparing obese individuals before and after weight loss
