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. 2024 Nov 5;19(11):e0312964. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312964

Table 2. Descriptive statistics of the metal concentration*.

Metals Gender N Mean (SD) P25 P50 P75 P90 P95 Range (Min-Max)
Tl Female 73 8.60 (7.53) 4.01 5.96 9.84 17.12 25.83 0.98–44.86
Male 71 7.50 (11.61) 3.32 5.02 8.03 10.83 20.52 0.31–95.33
Total 144 8.05 (9.74) 3.84 5.32 8.97 15.12 21.04 0.31–95.33
Cd Female 0.249 (0.22) 0.13 0.19 0.31 0.46 0.64 0.00–1.43
Male 0.23 (0.37) 0.10 0.15 0.23 0.34 0.66 0.00–3.05
Total 0.24 (0.30) 0.12 0.17 0.27 0.41 0.64 0.00–3.05
Co Female 1.12 (1.12) 0.47 0.83 1.43 2.32 3.28 0.03–6.11
Male 0.90 (1.25) 0.31 0.60 1.03 1.67 3.04 0.03–9.57
Total 1.01 (1.19) 0.37 0.74 1.19 2.01 2.90 0.03–9.57
B Female 564.10 (556.4) 331.4 421.7 629.0 870.1 1326 65.61–4591
Male 395.20 (167.5) 281.5 368.7 470.4 608.2 703.4 79.27–1079
Total 480.83 (420.5) 299.4 379.7 538.3 764.3 943.2 65.61–4591
Mn Female 0.30 (0.26) 0.14 0.22 0.33 0.62 0.97 0.07–1.43
Male 0.29 (0.46) 0.12 0.19 0.28 0.62 0.77 0.03–3.80
Total 0.30 (0.37) 0.13 0.21 0.32 0.62 0.8 0.03–3.80
Cu Female 7.63 (5.50) 4.17 5.72 8.73 15.70 20.06 0.65–30.73
Male 6.24 (5.52) 3.61 4.76 6.89 10.38 14.52 0.53–43.14
Total 6.94 (5.53) 3.90 5.17 7.83 13.23 18.69 0.53–43.14
Ag Female 1.47 (1.91) 0.52 0.98 1.88 3.19 3.92 0.02–14.92
Male 1.80 (4.66) 0.39 0.99 1.66 2.74 4.42 0.00–39.16
Total 1.63 (3.54) 0.47 0.98 1.81 2.85 3.76 0.00–39.16
Mg* Female 26.26 (18.4) 14.57 20.25 31.43 46.11 67.71 0.01–110.0
Male 20.29 (10.1) 12.94 18.67 26.47 32.12 42.05 4.52–51.52
Total 23.27 (15.1) 13.45 19.51 28.26 42.12 48.54 1.01–110.13
Sr Female 56.53 (53.71) 25.71 45.67 67.89 109.44 165.00 0.01–307.38
Male 42.98 (28.33) 25.35 38.4 53.19 83.40 111.55 2.65–139.88
Total 49.85 (43.49) 25.68 39.09 58.47 94.12 132.71 0.01–307.38
Ba Female 0.75 (1.02) 0.2 0.41 0.83 1.84 3.06 0.03–5.88
Male 0.79 (1.30) 0.26 0.46 0.68 1.57 4.48 0.00–8.21
Total 0.77 (1.16) 0.22 0.44 0.70 1.70 3.45 0.00–8.21
Cr Female 0.41 (0.45) 0.18 0.28 0.45 0.72 1.48 0.00–2.73
Male 0.40 (0.72) 0.13 0.24 0.38 0.66 1.36 0.00–5.80
Total 0.40 (0.60) 0.16 0.26 0.4 0.65 1.34 0.00–5.80
Fe Female 9.42 (10.14) 3.85 5.93 10.53 24.60 31.78 0.33–59.05
Male 9.30 (12.98) 3.53 5.38 9.14 20.39 30.22 0.47–90.21
Total 9.36 (11.59) 3.60 5.62 9.81 21.50 29.22 0.33–90.21
Ni Female 1.82 (1.45) 0.65 1.63 2.67 3.61 4.75 0.08–7.57
Male 1.58 (2.49) 0.37 0.90 1.92 3.28 5.84 0.04–17.86
Total 1.70 (2.03) 0.50 1.21 2.30 3.36 4.62 0.04–17.86
Al Female 6.99 (6.94) 3.22 4.93 8.51 13.58 23.07 0.29–40.06
Male 6.19 (10.53) 2.33 4.08 6.81 9.43 18.32 0.02–0.02
Total 6.59 (8.87) 2.76 4.51 7.63 12.97 18.79 0.02–85.12
Pb Female 14.68 (16.02) 5.71 9.1 19.80 31.14 46.93 0.23–100.06
Male 13.36 (26.25) 4.19 8.36 12.42 21.40 47.81 0.49–212.62
Total 14.03 (21.61) 4.74 8.81 15.48 27.91 46.34 0.23–212.62
As Female 14.06 (10.73) 6.06 11.39 20.88 27.50 31.52 0.30–64.30
Male 11.95 (13.54) 6.19 8.58 13.11 22.21 29.36 0.61–82.55
Total 13.02 (12.20) 6.16 9.39 15.69 25.69 30.36 0.30–82.55

* Expressed as μg/g creatinine; Number of participants: Female 73, Male 71, Total 144; The studied metals and metalloids were detected in all samples