Influence of Environmental Factors and Relationships between Vanadium, Chromium, and Calcium in Human Bone

Table 5

Spearman rank correlation coefficients between three elements (V, Cr, and Ca) determined in various types of bone material () of patients with osteoarthritis following hip joint arthroplasty (C, cartilage; CB, compact bone; SB, spongy bone).

	—
	0.57	—
	0.49	0.54	—
	0.60	0.40	NS	—
	0.40	0.71	0.37	NS	—
	0.33	0.51	0.80	NS	0.29	—
	NS	NS	−0.42	NS	0.50	NS	—
	−0.31	NS	−0.40	NS	NS	NS	0.40	—
	−0.40	−0.32	NS	−0.55	NS	NS	NS	NS	—

; ; ; NS, nonsignificant difference.