[Retracted] Environmental and Genetic Factors in the Pathogenesis of COPD in the Road-Working Population

Table 2

Inorganic component of PM2.5 in the blood of participants by ICP-MS tests.

Elements	Normal range	Measured blood elements value					No. of participants above normal range (%)
		Group A ()	Group B ()	Group C ()	(A vs. B)	(A vs. C)	Group A ()	Group B ()	Group C ()	(A vs. B)	(A vs. C)
K (mg/mL)	3.50-5.30				0.44	0.68	0	0	0	1	1
Al (μg/mL)	0.005-0.465				<0.001	<0.001	43 (100)	39 (100)	6 (11.54)	1	<0.001
Mg (μg/mL)	3.31-5.02				0.95	<0.001	10 (23.26)	0	1 (1.92)	0.001	<0.01
Fe (mg/mL)	3.72 -6.46				0.23	<0.001	0	0	0	1	1
Ca (μg/mL)	4.57-7.58				0.70	0.02	25 (58.14)	15 (38.46)	3 (5.77)	0.07	<0.001
Pb (μg/mL)	0.0225-0.13				0.94	<0.001	43 (100)	39 (100)	10 (19.23)	1	<0.001
Zn (ug/mL)	6.32-22.57	11.57 ± 7.88	11.30 ± 6.98	8.40 ± 3.29	0.87	<0.01	5 (11.62)	6 (15.38)	1 (1.92)	0.62	0.09
Ba (μg/mL)	0.002-0.218				0.33	<0.001	43 (100)	26 (66.67)	5 (9.61)	<0.001	<0.001
Cu (μg/mL)	0.66-1.05				0.84	<0.001	10 (23.26)	6 (15.38)	0	0.37	<0.001
Cr (μg/mL)	0.003-0.025				0.22	<0.001	43 (100)	39 (100)	52 (100)	1	1
Ti (μg/mL)	0.105-0.292				0.53	<0.001	43 (100)	39 (100)	0	1	<0.001
Mn (μg/mL)	0.008 -0.028				0.32	0.09	43 (100)	39 (100)	6 (11.54)	1	<0.001
Rb (μg/mL)	2.12-4.46				0.26	0.48	0	0	0	1	1
Cd (μg/mL)	0.0007-0.002				0.90	<0.001	43 (100)	39 (100)	14 (26.92)	1	<0.001
Sr (μg/mL)	0.012-0.05				0.64	<0.001	21 (48.83)	23 (58.85)	2 (3.85)	0.36	<0.001
Ni (μg/mL)	0.009-0.036				0.18	<0.001	30 (69.76)	28 (71.79)	1 (1.92)	0.97	<0.001
V (μg/mL)	0.0006-0.005				0.32	<0.001	43 (100)	39 (100)	0	1	<0.001
Ag (μg/mL)	0.00005-0.002				0.38	0.01	43 (100)	39 (100)	13 (25)	1	<0.001
Se (μg/mL)	0.171-0.310				0.33	<0.001	1 (2.32)	0	0	1	0.45
Mo (μg/mL)	0.0005-0.004				0.21	<0.001	5 (11.62)	3 (7.69)	3 (5.77)	0.72	0.46
Co (μg/mL)	0.005-0.89				<0.01	<0.001	0	0	0	1	1
Sb (μg/mL)	0.01-29.5				1	<0.001	1 (2.32)	0	0	1	0.45
Tl (μg/mL)	0.001-0.50				1	<0.001	0	0	0	1	1
As (μg/mL)	0.002-0.017				0.22	<0.001	43 (100)	39 (100)	6 (11.54)	1	<0.001