Table
2: Basic
statistical parameters of trace element concentrations (mg/L) and the per cent volumes of main histological
components (%) in the nonhyperplastic prostate gland of
males between ages 21-87 years (n = 65).
Parameter |
M |
SD |
SEM |
Min |
Max |
Med |
P0.025 |
P0.975 |
Ag |
0.0097 |
0.0081 |
0.0011 |
0.00099 |
0.0392 |
0.00633 |
0.00129 |
0.0277 |
Al |
6.88 |
3.95 |
0.61 |
1.61 |
17.3 |
5.71 |
1.80 |
14.5 |
As |
≤ 0.0040 |
- |
- |
< 0.002 |
0.049 |
- |
- |
- |
Au |
0.00085 |
0.00077 |
0.00013 |
0.000175 |
0.00313 |
0.00048 |
0.00018 |
0.00243 |
B |
0.188 |
0.130 |
0.021 |
0.0558 |
0.603 |
0.152 |
0.0597 |
0.560 |
Be |
0.000193 |
0.000074 |
0.000012 |
0.0000805 |
0.000439 |
0.00017 |
0.00010 |
0.00038 |
Bi |
0.0043 |
0.0102 |
0.0016 |
0.000186 |
0.0491 |
0.00089 |
0.00028 |
0.0390 |
Br |
5.88 |
4.36 |
0.62 |
0.576 |
20.3 |
4.52 |
0.619 |
16.9 |
Cd |
0.190 |
0.131 |
0.020 |
0.0278 |
0.551 |
0.149 |
0.0428 |
0.520 |
Ce |
0.00562 |
0.00515 |
0.00081 |
0.00099 |
0.0259 |
0.00409 |
0.00110 |
0.0182 |
Co |
0.00813 |
0.00600 |
0.00079 |
0.00245 |
0.0418 |
0.00691 |
0.00277 |
0.0207 |
Cr |
0.104 |
0.083 |
0.011 |
0.00718 |
0.370 |
0.0877 |
0.00899 |
0.355 |
Cs |
0.00691 |
0.00261 |
0.00040 |
0.00204 |
0.0162 |
0.00651 |
0.00258 |
0.0108 |
Dy |
0.000570 |
0.000505 |
0.000079 |
0.0000945 |
0.00217 |
0.00039 |
0.00011 |
0.00203 |
Er |
0.000302 |
0.000274 |
0.000043 |
0.0000378 |
0.00125 |
0.00021 |
0.00007 |
0.00103 |
Eu |
≤ 0.00011 |
- |
- |
< 0.00008 |
0.00029 |
- |
- |
- |
Fe |
20.5 |
9.8 |
1.3 |
6.06 |
54.1 |
19.4 |
7.07 |
44.0 |
Ga |
≤ 0.017 |
- |
- |
< 0.004 |
0.091 |
- |
- |
- |
Gd |
0.000553 |
0.000458 |
0.000072 |
0.0000709 |
0.00201 |
0.00037 |
0.00009 |
0.00158 |
Hf |
≤ 0.0039 |
- |
- |
< 0.002 |
0.016 |
- |
- |
- |
Hg |
0.00916 |
0.00743 |
0.00098 |
0.00147 |
0.0352 |
0.00647 |
0.00244 |
0.0292 |
Ho |
0.000110 |
0.000096 |
0.000015 |
0.0000177 |
0.000423 |
0.00007 |
0.00002 |
0.00035 |
Ir |
≤ 0.00009 |
- |
- |
< 0.00004 |
0.00027 |
- |
- |
- |
La |
0.0157 |
0.0215 |
0.0033 |
0.00140 |
0.0885 |
0.00559 |
0.00142 |
0.0791 |
Li |
0.00837 |
0.00556 |
0.00088 |
0.00274 |
0.0242 |
0.00624 |
0.00296 |
0.0201 |
Lu |
≤ 0.00005 |
- |
- |
< 0.000015 |
0.00018 |
- |
- |
- |
Mn |
0.286 |
0.101 |
0.016 |
0.169 |
0.764 |
0.271 |
0.179 |
0.499 |
Mo |
0.0576 |
0.0319 |
0.0049 |
0.0197 |
0.136 |
0.0500 |
0.0199 |
0.130 |
Nb |
0.00100 |
0.00121 |
0.00019 |
0.000175 |
0.00573 |
0.00050 |
0.00018 |
0.00410 |
Nd |
0.00257 |
0.00210 |
0.00033 |
0.000548 |
0.00829 |
0.00175 |
0.00057 |
0.00807 |
Ni |
0.721 |
0.516 |
0.081 |
0.0382 |
2.23 |
0.662 |
0.0473 |
2.04 |
Pb |
0.389 |
0.515 |
0.078 |
0.0298 |
1.85 |
0.113 |
0.0439 |
1.71 |
Pd |
≤ 0.0015 |
- |
- |
< 0.001 |
0.0027 |
- |
- |
- |
Pr |
0.000655 |
0.000552 |
0.000086 |
0.000110 |
0.00229 |
0.00049 |
0.00013 |
0.00209 |
Pt |
≤ 0.00012 |
- |
- |
< 0.0001 |
0.00027 |
- |
- |
- |
Rb |
2.80 |
0.96 |
0.12 |
0.852 |
5.18 |
2.83 |
1.02 |
4.90 |
Re |
≤ 0.00021 |
- |
- |
< 0.00015 |
0.00030 |
- |
- |
- |
Sb |
0.00908 |
0.00697 |
0.00090 |
0.00159 |
0.0320 |
0.00789 |
0.00179 |
0.0305 |
Sc |
0.00440 |
0.00420 |
0.00063 |
0.000651 |
0.0185 |
0.00279 |
0.00081 |
0.0154 |
Se |
0.148 |
0.053 |
0.007 |
0.0417 |
0.289 |
0.139 |
0.0613 |
0.268 |
Sm |
0.000502 |
0.000401 |
0.000062 |
0.0000851 |
0.00147 |
0.00036 |
0.00010 |
0.00141 |
Sn |
0.0512 |
0.0578 |
0.0089 |
0.00362 |
0.228 |
0.0256 |
0.00589 |
0.201 |
Ta |
≤ 0.0011 |
- |
- |
< 0.0008 |
0.0025 |
- |
- |
- |
Tb |
0.000074 |
0.000068 |
0.000011 |
0.0000128 |
0.000284 |
0.00005 |
0.00001 |
0.00023 |
Te |
< 0.0006 |
- |
- |
< 0.0006 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Th |
0.000548 |
0.000605 |
0.000095 |
0.0000914 |
0.00395 |
0.00030 |
0.00010 |
0.00188 |
Ti* |
0.492 |
0.572 |
0.091 |
0.121 |
2.75 |
0.234 |
0.128 |
1.96 |
Tl |
0.000285 |
0.000136 |
0.000021 |
0.0000500 |
0.000573 |
0.00026 |
0.00007 |
0.00054 |
Tm |
0.000049 |
0.000043 |
0.000007 |
0.0000073 |
0.000200 |
0.00003 |
0.00001 |
0.00016 |
U |
0.00105 |
0.00164 |
0.00026 |
0.0000987 |
0.00708 |
0.00051 |
0.00013 |
0.00630 |
Y |
0.00371 |
0.00416 |
0.00064 |
0.0000992 |
0.0168 |
0.00188 |
0.00043 |
0.0147 |
Yb |
0.000287 |
0.000289 |
0.000045 |
0.0000236 |
0.00121 |
0.00017 |
0.00004 |
0.00092 |
Zn |
169 |
132 |
16 |
42.1 |
931 |
127 |
51.0 |
410 |
Zr |
0.0080 |
0.0087 |
0.0014 |
0.00142 |
0.0480 |
0.00449 |
0.00183 |
0.0218 |
Stroma |
50.0 |
11.0 |
1.5 |
26.7 |
76.7 |
50.0 |
31.5 |
72.1 |
Epithelium |
32.0 |
8.3 |
1.2 |
14.6 |
55.9 |
31.0 |
15.5 |
51.4 |
Lumen |
18.0 |
6.8 |
1.0 |
3.70 |
34.3 |
16.7 |
6.89 |
31.9 |
M: Arithmetic
Mean, SD: Standard Deviation, SEM: Standard Error of Mean, Min: Minimum value, Max:
Maximum value, Med: Median Per. 0.025 percentile with 0.025 level,
Per. 0.975 percentile with 0.975
level, DL: Detection Limit, *Titanium
tools were used for sampling and sample preparation