BioMed Research International

Research Article

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

Table 5

Spearman correlation coefficients for metals found in femoral neck by sex.
NeckMoCrZnPbCuNiFeMgKPSrBaNaCaAge
 Women              
Mo x0.04−0.11−0.25−0.40−0.06−0.08−0.05−0.13−0.030.080.24−0.090.01−0.15
Cr 0.14x0.06−0.100.250.370.490.060.16−0.040.000.050.070.00−0.02
Zn −0.15−0.26x0.110.12−0.12−0.130.720.010.560.290.230.570.54−0.22
Pb −0.44−0.310.43x0.150.05−0.080.05−0.08−0.04−0.14−0.150.09−0.030.23
Cu 0.000.25−0.420.07x0.540.50−0.100.10−0.27−0.03−0.21−0.15−0.250.11
Ni −0.090.19−0.24−0.090.59x0.33−0.190.08−0.30−0.10−0.18−0.15−0.220.00
Fe 0.100.22−0.24−0.170.14−0.10x−0.180.27−0.25−0.05−0.16−0.02−0.180.09
Mg −0.27−0.260.800.59−0.44−0.41−0.17x−0.170.880.350.440.780.83−0.25
K 0.100.43−0.02−0.06−0.02−0.040.27−0.15x−0.26−0.01−0.070.05−0.21−0.11
P −0.12−0.350.760.56−0.51−0.49−0.150.91−0.22x0.350.420.780.94−0.29
Sr −0.11−0.110.480.39−0.310.17−0.360.50−0.110.47x0.430.380.30−0.32
Ba −0.21−0.240.240.17−0.20−0.19−0.060.28−0.280.220.19x0.340.38−0.19
Na 0.01−0.250.780.44−0.38−0.39−0.060.810.060.830.480.12x0.74−0.24
Ca −0.12−0.290.790.53−0.48−0.43−0.170.91−0.220.980.490.220.81x−0.25
Age0.210.13−0.230.010.320.090.12−0.390.35−0.34−0.31−0.16−0.23−0.40x
 Men              
Statistically significant.