Atomic Mineral Characteristics of Indonesian Osteoporosis by High-Resolution Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Table 1

Average of atomic mineral concentrations which is higher in osteoporosis bone.

Element	Concentration μg g^−1		𝑃 value
	Normal bone	Osteoporosis bone
B	2.49	4.40	0.04
Al	32.91	290.90	0.48
S	2760.17	2775.24	0.42
V	0.10	0.19	0.12
Co	0.02	0.03	0.07
Mo	0.00	0.01	0.29
Te	0.00	0.01	0.68
Ba	2.61	1138.61	0.86
La	0.00	0.02	0.15
Ni	36.57	43.74	0.10
As	0.00	0.01	0.03
Ca/P ratio	0.95	1.08	0.60

B: boron; Al: aluminum; S: sulphur; V: vanadium; Co: cobalt; Mo: molybdenum; Te: tellurium; Ba: barium; La: lanthanum; Ni: nickel; As: arsen; Ca/P: calcium/phosphorus; μg g⁻¹: microgram/gram.