Heavy Metal Quantification in Renal Tissue of Patients in the State of Yucatan and Its Association with Urolithiasis

Table 4

Concentrations of Cu, Pb, and Cd (mg/kg) in kidney in relation to gender of the patient (M = male, F = female). Mean ± SD.

Heavy metal	Gender		Minimum value		Maximum value
	M (𝑛=13)	F (𝑛=37)	M	F	M	F
Cu	10.4^a±4.4	8.1^a±4.3	4.5	2.7	17.5	20.0
Pb	3.7^a±1.3	3.5^a±1.8	1.4	0.7	5.6	9.8
Cd	17.2^a±19.7	11.5^a±14.4	0.6	0	58.2	63.9

^a/aIn the same line P > 0.05.