Table 6: Correlations (r - coefficient of correlation)
between trace element concentrations (mg/L) and the per cent volumes of main histological
components (%) in nonhyperplastic adult and geriatric prostate
glands.
|
Element |
Group 1, 21-40
years, n = 28 |
Group 2
and 3 combined,
41-87 years, n = 37 |
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|
Stroma |
Epithelium |
Lumen |
Stroma |
Epithelium |
Lumen |
|
|
Ag |
-0.285 |
0.239 |
0.229 |
0.214 |
-0.217 |
-0.112 |
|
Al |
0.447 |
-0.408 |
-0.308 |
0.448 |
-0.196 |
-0.486 |
|
Au |
0.430 |
-0.267 |
-0.516 |
0.250 |
-0.232 |
-0.131 |
|
B |
-0.072 |
0.121 |
-0.066 |
-0.146 |
0.156 |
0.069 |
|
Be |
0.578 |
-0.498 |
-0.449 |
0.199 |
-0.070 |
-0.234 |
|
Bi |
0.339 |
-0.260 |
-0.179 |
0.109 |
-0.133 |
-0.031 |
|
Br |
-0.068 |
-0.008 |
0.160 |
0.498 |
-0.402 |
-0.343 |
|
Cd |
0.446 |
-0.308 |
-0.480 |
0.469 |
-0.321 |
-0.380 |
|
Ce |
0.442 |
-0.340 |
-0.416 |
0.284 |
-0.151 |
-0.279 |
|
Co |
0.266 |
-0.378 |
0.080 |
0.296 |
-0.289 |
-0.185 |
|
Cr |
0.190 |
-0.214 |
-0.038 |
0.276 |
-0.165 |
-0.275 |
|
Cs |
-0.449 |
0.569 |
0.032 |
-0.035 |
-0.210 |
0.255 |
|
Dy |
0.248 |
-0.171 |
-0.268 |
0.284 |
0.051 |
-0.481 |
|
Er |
0.357 |
-0.285 |
-0.318 |
0.284 |
0.075 |
-0.504 |
|
Fe |
-0.041 |
-0.128 |
0.318 |
0.245 |
0.235 |
0.154 |
|
Gd |
0.349 |
-0.275 |
-0.316 |
0.360 |
-0.031 |
-0.515 |
|
Hg |
-0.311 |
0.202 |
0.339 |
0.112 |
-0.208 |
0.019 |
|
Ho |
0.335 |
-0.280 |
-0.277 |
0.323 |
0.034 |
-0.523 |
|
La |
0.204 |
-0.252 |
-0.034 |
0.195 |
0.033 |
-0.321 |
|
Li |
-0.015 |
-0.089 |
0.190 |
0.227 |
-0.273 |
-0.075 |
|
Mn |
-0.137 |
-0.012 |
0.325 |
0.312 |
-0.192 |
-0.339 |
|
Mo |
0.520 |
-0.267 |
-0.719 |
-0.162 |
-0.111 |
0.355 |
|
Nb |
-0.009 |
-0.157 |
0.292 |
0.186 |
0.029 |
-0.357 |
|
Nd |
0.412 |
-0.315 |
-0.390 |
0.378 |
-0.115 |
-0.459 |
|
Ni |
0.259 |
-0.063 |
-0.480 |
-0.113 |
-0.277 |
0.424 |
|
Pb |
-0.078 |
-0.072 |
0.301 |
0.194 |
-0.202 |
-0.089 |
|
Pr |
0.454 |
-0.357 |
-0.413 |
0.289 |
-0.109 |
-0.329 |
|
Rb |
-0.059 |
-0.014 |
0.166 |
0.089 |
-0.035 |
-0.095 |
|
Sb |
0.074 |
-0.142 |
0.069 |
0.061 |
-0.054 |
-0.036 |
|
Sc |
0.115 |
-0.280 |
0.234 |
0.008 |
0.081 |
0.088 |
|
Se |
-0.243 |
0.154 |
0.278 |
0.400 |
-0.168 |
-0.439 |
|
Sm |
0.397 |
-0.305 |
-0.373 |
0.352 |
-0.072 |
-0.461 |
|
Sn |
0.351 |
-0.160 |
-0.550 |
0.203 |
-0.180 |
-0.128 |
|
Tb |
0.425 |
-0.432 |
-0.218 |
0.295 |
0.042 |
-0.489 |
|
Th |
0.510 |
-0.534 |
-0.232 |
0.629 |
-0.411 |
-0.550 |
|
Ti* |
0.499 |
-0.365 |
-0.500 |
-0.154 |
-0.233 |
0.455 |
|
Tl |
0.077 |
0.151 |
-0.438 |
0.101 |
0.065 |
-0.218 |
|
Tm |
0.454 |
-0.322 |
-0.474 |
0.322 |
0.020 |
-0.508 |
|
U |
0.365 |
-0.346 |
-0.240 |
-0.028 |
-0.283 |
0.312 |
|
Y |
0.349 |
-0.310 |
-0.257 |
0.375 |
-0.095 |
-0.463 |
|
Yb |
0.361 |
-0.311 |
-0.281 |
0.353 |
0.019 |
-0.554 |
|
Zn |
-0.116 |
-0.153 |
0.529 |
-0.368 |
0.179 |
0.372 |
|
Zr |
0.084 |
-0.218 |
0.189 |
0.262 |
0.033 |
0.366 |
Statistically significant values
p <
0.01 are in bold