Research Article
The Content of the 14 Metals in Cancellous and Cortical Bone of
the Hip Joint Affected by Osteoarthritis
Table 11
Spearman correlation coefficients for metals found in femoral neck of patients with chemicals contact and without contact.
| Neck | Mo | Cr | Zn | Pb | Cu | Ni | Fe | Mg | K | P | Sr | Ba | Na | Ca | Age | Contact with chemicals | No | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mo | x | −0.17 | 0.16 | −0.01 | −0.27 | −0.09 | −0.04 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.10 | −0.03 | −0.20 | 0.12 | 0.00 | Cr | 0.14 | x | −0.08 | −0.05 | 0.42 | 0.15 | 0.32 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 0.02 | −0.07 | 0.02 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.13 | Zn | −0.07 | 0.11 | x | 0.19 | −0.11 | −0.16 | 0.13 | 0.81 | 0.12 | 0.81 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.81 | −0.09 | Pb | 0.08 | −0.38 | −0.20 | x | 0.05 | 0.12 | −0.07 | 0.27 | −0.07 | 0.22 | −0.01 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.03 | Cu | −0.13 | 0.47 | −0.06 | −0.16 | x | 0.36 | 0.21 | −0.12 | 0.32 | −0.21 | −0.17 | −0.20 | 0.17 | −0.21 | 0.09 | Ni | −0.09 | 0.21 | −0.16 | −0.25 | 0.59 | x | −0.13 | −0.16 | −0.23 | −0.17 | −0.12 | −0.03 | −0.06 | −0.15 | 0.07 | Fe | 0.25 | 0.36 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.04 | −0.28 | x | 0.02 | 0.30 | 0.06 | 0.11 | −0.05 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.21 | Mg | −0.08 | 0.21 | 0.81 | −0.43 | 0.11 | −0.04 | 0.04 | x | 0.21 | 0.92 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.91 | −0.20 | K | 0.25 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.29 | −0.03 | −0.34 | 0.28 | 0.01 | x | 0.10 | 0.29 | −0.01 | 0.41 | 0.07 | −0.06 | P | −0.09 | 0.17 | 0.78 | −0.43 | 0.09 | −0.05 | 0.16 | 0.87 | 0.09 | x | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.51 | 0.99 | −0.23 | Sr | −0.04 | −0.21 | 0.47 | −0.11 | 0.11 | 0.16 | −0.40 | 0.51 | 0.09 | 0.29 | x | 0.49 | 0.44 | 0.61 | −0.21 | Ba | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.19 | −0.27 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.30 | −0.21 | 0.09 | 0.16 | x | 0.35 | 0.61 | −0.03 | Na | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.37 | −0.20 | −0.42 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.54 | 0.14 | 0.20 | −0.16 | x | 0.49 | −0.21 | Ca | −0.25 | 0.08 | 0.72 | −0.39 | 0.06 | −0.04 | −0.04 | 0.76 | −0.05 | 0.90 | 0.32 | −0.07 | 0.00 | x | −0.23 | Age | 0.15 | 0.03 | −0.36 | 0.24 | 0.07 | 0.08 | −0.05 | −0.36 | 0.34 | −0.21 | −0.30 | −0.22 | 0.00 | −0.22 | x | | Yes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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