Table 3.
Ion values in patients separated by gender
| Ion (ng/mL) | Males | p Value | Females | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | Group A | Group B | |||
| Chromium | 0.97 | 0.008 | ||||
| Mean ± SEM (median) | 1.59 ± 0.34 (1.16) | 1.98 ± 0.56 (1.16) | 3.07 ± 0.67 (2.36) | 1.51 ± 0.39 (1.07) | ||
| Range | 0.69–4.04 | 0.22–6.65 | 1.40–7.24 | 0.33–5.63 | ||
| 95% CI | 0.82–2.38 | 0.75–3.21 | 1.53–4.62 | 0.67–2.35 | ||
| Cobalt | 0.037 | 0.68 | ||||
| Mean ± SEM (median) | 0.95 ± 0.41 (0.49) | 1.38 ± 0.38 (0.99) | 1.89 ± 0.90 (0.96) | 1.29 ± 0.33 (0.91) | ||
| Range | 0.08–4.18 | 0.34–4.98 | 0.41–8.96 | 0.41–5.32 | ||
| 95% CI | 0.03–1.87 | 0.55–2.22 | −0.17–3.96 | 0.56–2.01 | ||
| Molybdenum | 0.54 | 0.67 | ||||
| Mean ± SEM (median) | 0.86 ± 0.02 (0.83) | 0.99 ± 0.10 (0.83) | 0.94 ± 0.06 (0.83) | 0.90 ± 0.07 (0.83) | ||
| Range | 0.83–1.04 | 0.83–1.73 | 0.83–1.30 | 0.83–1.19 | ||
| 95% CI | 0.81–0.91 | 0.76–1.24 | 0.80–1.09 | 0.71–1.10 | ||
SEM = standard error of the mean; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval for the mean.