Effects of short-term application of low-dose growth hormone on trace element metabolism and blood glucose in surgical patients

Table 2 Accumulative intake, excretion and balance of zincum, cuprum and ferrum

Test	Zincum		Cuprum		Ferrum
	Placebo (n = 24)	rhGH (n = 24)	Placebo (n = 24)	rhGH (n = 24)	Placebo (n = 24)	rhGH (n = 24)
Accumulative intake (mg)	65.79 ± 6.38	71.92 ± 6.96	10.01 ± 0.85	10.82 ± 0.92	65.08 ± 8.50	73.25 ± 9.29
Urinary excretion (mg)	36.74 ± 5.76	32.51 ± 5.55a	0.37 ± 0.08	0.28 ± 0.05a	18.65 ± 5.99	12.10 ± 3.92a
Feces excretion (mg)	19.14 ± 6.49	18.07 ± 7.50	4.21 ± 1.00	1.74 ± 0.95a	22.38 ± 9.82	19.65 ± 3.71
Drain excretion (mg)	2.74 ± 0.48	2.48 ± 0.62	0.84 ± 1.00	0.61 ± 0.05	14.83 ± 4.05	16.69 ± 3.32
Accumulative excretion (mg)	58.62 ± 8.69	53.06 ± 9.35	5.42 ± 1.42	2.63 ± 0.95a	55.86 ± 12.19	48.44 ± 6.34
Accumulative balance (mg)	7.17 ± 5.90	18.86 ± 6.24a	4.59 ± 1.33	8.19 ± 0.28a	9.22 ± 8.74	24.81 ± 6.79a

^aP < 0.05 vs placebo group.