Research Article

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

Table 16

Concentrations of elements (in mg/kg on dry mass basis) and differences between them in the cancellous and cortical bone of the femur in according place of residence ().

Femoral headFemoral neck
AM ± SDAM ± SD
Med. Med.
QL–QUQL–QU
Villages Cities M-WVillages Cities M-W

Ca133711.4 ± 36808.1137703.7 ± 36158.5NS165008.1 ± 51281.2154613.7 ± 36191.7NS
120389 137906 150816 153269
101795–166517108575–159925125282–215620128031–175956

P61471.6 ± 17252.363140.1 ± 16714.3NS74568.7 ± 22839.869346.8 ± 16467.5NS
55552.4 60363.1 67228.7 69616.2
46500.6–7705249964–75566.257776.1–98764.257515–78448

Mg1391.2 ± 332.41465.3 ± 368NS1579.8 ± 362.91587.8 ± 307.5NS
1325.7 1385.8 1583.3 1595.3
1103.1–1585.41202.8–1761.11348.2–1781.91385.2–1792.1

Na5467.9 ± 11285466.1 ± 1022.8NS4660.3 ± 904.94688.2 ± 884.1NS
5461.7 5428.6 4845.9 4642.6
4790.7–6362.54700.2–60864121.8–5297.74020.9–5289

K1002.9 ± 1178.6788.9 ± 409.2NS835.1 ± 505.61017.8 ± 1279.2NS
711.4 657.1629 655
534.7–892.7 522.2–971.1482.3–1049.7502.4–995

Zn69.97 ± 16.1772.8 ± 16NS70.05 ± 17.6168.25 ± 11.75NS
67.13 71.01 66.55 66.21
59.73–79.7460.17–86.0757.08–81.2760.18–75.31

Cu0.8 ± 0.830.95 ± 0.9NS1.03 ± 1.450.84 ± 1.04NS
0.730.870.75 0.69
0.04–1.060.04–1.550.04–1.30.04–1.15

Cr1.11 ± 1.361.41 ± 2.47NS0.82 ± 0.831.65 ± 1.9NS
0.47 0.490.66 0.85
0.12–1.69 0.12–1.590.12–1.170.24–2.32

Ni0.68 ± 1.680.57 ± 1.1NS0.93 ± 3.010.74 ± 2NS
0.03 0.03 0.030.03
0.03–0.440.03–0.740.03–0.460.03–0.52

Fe141.86 ± 119.1118.6 ± 101.75NS105.95 ± 74.64140.04 ± 154.46NS
123.51 90.71 84.44 96.14
50.45–182.4955.34–123.8442.47–173.0963.75–144.17

Sr44.13 ± 27.2843.93 ± 26.37NS50.49 ± 23.1846.19 ± 22.59NS
36.75 36.34 52.22 42.39
24.16–59.6626.56–47.5329.18–62.2632.35–49.08

Mo0.54 ± 0.590.57 ± 0.61NS0.55 ± 0.560.79 ± 0.71NS
0.180.180.180.36
0.18–1.24 0.18–1.12 0.18–1.150.18–1.41

Ba2.3 ± 1.572.53 ± 1.72NS2.24 ± 1.152.47 ± 1.35NS
1.98 2.092.06 2.28
1.41–2.56 1.46–3.141.32–2.711.41–3.35

Pb1.03 ± 1.671.19 ± 1.47NS1.16 ± 1.341.05 ± 1.39NS
0.32 0.320.320.32
0.32–0.32 0.32–2.01 0.32–1.90.32–1.32

AM: arithmetic mean; SD: standard deviation; Med.: median; QL: lower quartile; QU: upper quartile; M-W, Mann-Whitney -test; : level of significance; NS: nonsignificant difference.