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.

NeckMoCrZnPbCuNiFeMgKPSrBaNaCaAge
Contact with chemicalsNo

Mox−0.170.16−0.01−0.27−0.09−0.040.100.000.130.10−0.03−0.200.120.00
Cr0.14x−0.08−0.050.420.150.320.010.220.02−0.070.020.200.000.13
Zn−0.070.11x0.19−0.11−0.160.130.810.120.810.540.490.520.81−0.09
Pb0.08−0.38−0.20x0.050.12−0.070.27−0.070.22−0.010.190.140.250.03
Cu−0.130.47−0.06−0.16x0.360.21−0.120.32−0.21−0.17−0.200.17−0.210.09
Ni−0.090.21−0.16−0.250.59x−0.13−0.16−0.23−0.17−0.12−0.03−0.06−0.150.07
Fe0.250.360.160.220.04−0.28x0.020.300.060.11−0.050.080.050.21
Mg−0.080.210.81−0.430.11−0.040.04x0.210.920.590.570.500.91−0.20
K0.250.060.080.29−0.03−0.340.280.01x0.100.29−0.010.410.07−0.06
P−0.090.170.78−0.430.09−0.050.160.870.09x0.620.610.510.99−0.23
Sr−0.04−0.210.47−0.110.110.16−0.400.510.090.29x0.490.440.61−0.21
Ba0.030.180.19−0.270.050.200.060.30−0.210.090.16x0.350.61−0.03
Na0.020.000.330.37−0.20−0.420.230.100.540.140.20−0.16x0.49−0.21
Ca−0.250.080.72−0.390.06−0.04−0.040.76−0.050.900.32−0.070.00x−0.23
Age0.150.03−0.360.240.070.08−0.05−0.360.34−0.21−0.30−0.220.00−0.22x
Yes

Statistically significant.