Research Article

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

Table 2

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

ElementConcentration μg g−1 𝑃 value
Normal boneOsteoporosis bone

Na1248.79972.750.58
Mg921.06816.170.56
P63827.1640757.150.42
K2.021.500.30
Ca88964.7258150.530.70
Cr4.871.280.82
Pd10.152.400.01
Ag0.080.010.13
Mn0.310.080.70
Fe224.15187.320.58
Cu9.393.750.91
Zn114.5047.000.60
Rb1.040.320.03
Sr44.9032.410.94
Pb0.290.070.58
Se5.591.280.02

Na: sodium; Mg: magnesium; P: phosphorus; K: potassium; Ca: calcium; Cr: chromium; Pd: palladium; Ag: argentum; Mn: manganese; Fe: iron; Cu: cuprum; Zn: zinc; Rb: rubidium; Sr: strontium; Pb: plumbum; Se: selenium; μg g−1: microgram/gram.