Fig. 5.

Relationships between MPs concentrations and clinical characteristics of patients. Diagonal plots illustrate the distribution of data in logarithmic ratios. Lower plots display the scatter plots of data, while the upper plots indicate the correlation coefficients (r). Significant correlations are highlighted in red or blue. ∗p < 0.05; ∗∗p < 0.01; ∗∗∗p < 0.001 and data are analysed by Pearson's correlation analysis. PS: polystyrene; PP: polypropylene; PE: polyethylene; PVC: polyvinyl chloride. PSA: prostate specific antigen; GS: Gleason score; PDS: pathological diagnosis stage; FDBW: frequency of drinking bottled water; FTOC: frequency of take-out food consumption.