Research Article
Analyses of Essential Elements and Heavy Metals by Using ICP-MS in Maternal Breast Milk from Şanlıurfa, Turkey
Table 1
Data of nursery mother and the infants’ status.
| Parameter | Total number | Percentage (%) | Min | Max | Mean ± SD |
| Age of infant (day) | 42 | 100.0 | 3 | 520 | 162 ± 139 | Age of mother (year) | 42 | 100.0 | 17 | 44 | 28.3 ± 7.08 | Income rate < minimum wage | 21 | 50.0 | | | | Income rate ≥ minimum wage | 21 | 50.0 | | | | Residing in urban area | 25 | 59.5 | | | | Residing in suburban area | 17 | 40.4 | | | | Using copper equipment | 13 | 31.0 | | | | Not using copper equipment | 29 | 69.0 | | | |
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