Table 1 Descriptive and inferential statistics of liver Cu concentration and animal age of complete dataset and liver copper (LC) groups for datasets 1 and 2. LLC = low liver copper; HLC = high liver copper.
Sample groups | Number | Liver Cu concentration | Age | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Cu (mg/kg DM) ± SEM | Min | Max | P-value | Mean (age in days) | Min | Max | P-value | ||
All | 38 | 231.07 ± 13.70 | 62.00 | 522.61 | 288.00 ± 3.29 | 250.00 | 315.00 | ||
Dataset 1 | |||||||||
LLC | 6 | 130.12 ± 16.17 | 62.00 | 179.69 | 0.00 | 282.83 ± 7.38 | 264.00 | 309.00 | 0.04 |
HLC | 6 | 372.76 ± 35.60 | 296.39 | 522.61 | 304.17 ± 4.83 | 278.00 | 311.00 | ||
Dataset 2 | |||||||||
LLC | 3 | 100.19 ± 13.48 | 62.00 | 142.58 | 296.33 ± 6.47 | 274.00 | 309.00 | ||
HLC | 3 | 318.45 ± 6.40 | 296.39 | 331.46 | 299.67 ± 6.26 | 278.00 | 311.00 | ||
