Alterations of Hair and Nail Content of Selected Trace Elements in Nonoccupationally Exposed Patients with Chronic Depression from Different Geographical Regions
Table 2
The results of logistic regression (estimator value and its significance.
Estimate
Std. error
value
Pr(>)
Hair model
(Intercept)
6.5
2.58
2.52
0.0119
Zn.H
0.0274
−3.21
0.00131
Cu.H
0.204
0.0884
2.3
0.0213
Mn.H
1.71
0.692
2.47
0.0135
Co.H
8.71
−2.26
0.0235
Nail model
(Intercept)
−6.65
3.52
−1.89
0.0591
Fe.N
0.112
0.0368
3.03
0.00247
Zn.N
−0.101
0.0338
−3
0.00274
Cu.N
0.38
0.141
2.69
0.00719
Total model
(Intercept)
−3.5
4.43
−0.791
0.429
Zn.H
−0.122
0.0408
−2.98
0.00286
Fe.N
0.0909
0.0293
3.1
0.00193
Cu.H
0.361
0.124
2.9
0.00373
Pb.N
2.7
1.08
2.51
0.012
modelled equation computes depression probability from the most significant elements determined in hair and nails.
