BioMed Research International

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The Content of the 14 Metals in Cancellous and Cortical Bone of the Hip Joint Affected by Osteoarthritis

Table 14

Spearman correlation coefficients for metals found in femoral neck of alcohol drinkers and abstainers.
NeckMoCrZnPbCuNiFeMgKPSrBaNaCaAge
AlcoholYes              
Mox−0.02−0.10−0.37−0.12−0.11−0.06−0.260.02−0.11−0.14−0.060.00−0.130.02
Cr0.23x−0.13−0.300.270.350.26−0.190.26−0.32−0.11−0.30−0.22−0.31−0.02
Zn−0.170.03x0.40−0.41−0.31−0.110.820.040.750.420.240.770.75−0.08
Pb−0.27−0.050.07x−0.10−0.21−0.180.500.000.480.320.210.410.48−0.03
Cu−0.220.280.140.35x0.570.20−0.36−0.09−0.42−0.12−0.22−0.37−0.410.26
Ni0.070.260.000.280.56x−0.05−0.41−0.14−0.450.16−0.31−0.39−0.41−0.03
Fe0.030.48−0.21−0.030.530.39x−0.010.18−0.05−0.17−0.030.08−0.07−0.01
Mg−0.050.040.65−0.04−0.19−0.11−0.37x−0.080.910.480.380.810.90−0.11
K−0.090.32−0.05−0.200.260.180.41−0.22x−0.18−0.01−0.280.07−0.180.20
P−0.10−0.050.51−0.10−0.33−0.29−0.410.88−0.32x0.500.380.850.98−0.11
Sr0.060.000.30−0.21−0.24−0.16−0.250.35−0.120.29x0.200.440.53−0.26
Ba0.140.190.20−0.32−0.25−0.03−0.230.34−0.020.330.46x0.220.39−0.26
Na−0.140.090.500.01−0.12−0.06−0.170.770.000.740.390.28x0.82−0.07
Ca−0.030.040.50−0.10−0.30−0.18−0.310.82−0.280.920.210.270.69x−0.13
Age−0.01−0.04−0.200.310.170.040.00−0.36−0.10−0.40−0.34−0.02−0.39−0.38x
 No              
Statistically significant.