Effect of Salt-Bromide-Iodine Thermal Water Inhalation on Functional and Biochemical Lung Parameters

Table 6

Effect of 12 days treatment with salt-bromide-iodine thermal water on EBC metals concentrations.

Metals	BT (mg/L)	AT (mg/L)	𝑃 value
Al	1.36 (0.73–2.2)	1.4 (1.1–2.3)	^#ns
Mn	0.38 (0.28–0.69)	0.5 (0.32–1.0)	^#ns
Co	0.02 (0.006–0.06)	0.02 (0.006–0.1)	^#ns
Sr	0.56±0.09	0.57±0.06	^*ns
Ba	0.32±0.08	0.33±0.06	^*ns
Ca	249 (38.5–394)	270 (67–348)	^#ns
Pb	0.043±0.01	0.058±0.01	^*ns
I	0.21±0.07	0.3±0.1	^*ns
Cu	1.24±0.2	1.25±0.3	^*ns
Si	50 (28.8–69.8)	32 (15–62)	^#ns
Fe	2.5 (1.2–7.2)	3.1 (1.5–6.3)	^#ns
Cr	1.2±0.4	1.5±0.5	^*ns
Ni	1.0 (0.3–5.8)	1.0 (0.85–6.1)	^#ns
Rb	0.09±0.01	0.12±0.02	^*ns

Data expressed as median (IQR); IQR: interquartile range or mean ± SE; SE: standard error; ^#Wilcoxon rank sum test; ^*Paired t-test; BT: before treatment; AT: after treatment; ns: not significant.