The Relationship between Serum Trace Elements and Oxidative Stress of Patients with Different Types of Cancer
Table 4
Correlation between each TE and OxS parameter in serum of all subjects.
TOS
TAS
OSI
Cancer patients ()
Cu
0.508
<0.001
-0.449
<0.001
0.536
<0.001
Zn
-0.274
<0.001
0.324
<0.001
-0.337
<0.001
Fe
0.229
<0.001
-0.250
<0.001
0.265
<0.001
Se
-0.159
<0.001
0.177
<0.001
-0.186
<0.001
Healthy control ()
Cu
0.117
0.121
-0.043
0.567
0.096
0.201
Zn
0.072
0.342
0.013
0.859
0.040
0.601
Fe
0.093
0.220
0.169
0.024
0.129
0.087
Se
0.123
0.102
-0.045
0.551
0.082
0.274
Note: Spearman correlation analysis is used. All TEs were correlated to OxS parameters (TOS, TAS, and OSI) in the patients group, whereas not in the healthy control group.
