Research Article
Levels of Heavy Metals in Adolescents Living in the Industrialised Area of Milazzo-Valle del Mela (Northern Sicily)
Table 4
Concentrations of metals in adolescents analyzed.
| Heavy metals | Exposed group | Control group | value | . | g/L | . | g/L |
| Cadmium | 210 | 0.55 | 29 | 0.26 |
<0.0001 | Male | 111 | 0.58 | 16 | 0.32 | | Female | 99 | 0.54 | 13 | 0.20 | | value male versus female | n. s. | 0.0009 | | Chromium | 191 | 1.18 | 29 | 1.25 | n.s. | Male | 102 | 1.31 | 16 | 1.36 | | Female | 89 | 1.07 | 13 | 1.12 | | value male versus female | n. s. | n. s. | |
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Data are expressed as geometric means (GM).
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