Table 1. Age, body mass index (BMI), and potentially toxic element (PTE) distribution by group in Limeira, SP, Brazil.
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| Age (years old) | 37.23 | 11.54 | 35.32 | 9.19 | 36.29 | 10.40 | 0.52 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.89 | 7.47 | 30.76 | 6.41 | 29.53 | 7.01 | 0.01 |
| Chromium (µg L−1) | 1.22 | 0.81 | 1.50 | 1.64 | 1.36 | 1.28 | 0.58 |
| Manganese (µg L−1) | 8.98 | 3.57 | 8.12 | 2.58 | 8.56 | 3.12 | 0.33 |
| Nickel (µg L−1) | 3.31 | 1.64 | 3.13 | 1.71 | 3.22 | 1.65 | 0.73 |
| Copper (µg L−1) | 1,119.77 | 230.00 | 1,174.40 | 210.71 | 1,146.55 | 220.28 | 0.37 |
| Zinc (µg L−1) | 4,360.99 | 1,118.09 | 4492.29 | 1,133.27 | 4,425.35 | 1,116.21 | 0.68 |
| Arsenic (µg L−1) | 0.44 | 0.22 | 0.97 | 2.11 | 0.70 | 1.49 | 0.42 |
| Cadmium (µg L−1) | 1.13 | 1.55 | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.66 | 1.24 | < 0.001 |
| Tin (µg L−1) | 0.97 | 0.26 | 0.95 | 0.34 | 0.96 | 0.30 | 0.83 |
| Mercury (µg L−1) | 1.24 | 0.57 | 1.16 | 0.94 | 1.20 | 0.77 | 0.16 |
| Lead (µg dL−1) | 2.15 | 1.53 | 1.09 | 0.51 | 1.63 | 1.26 | 0.01 |