Table 5.
Urine concentrations of metals/metalloid (μg/L) in study participants from areas of moderate and heavy fighting in eastern Croatia
| Participants from areas of moderate fighting (n = 46) |
Participants from areas of heavy fighting (n = 127) |
P† |
PRR (μg/L)§ |
PRR (μg/L)II |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| median (IQR)* |
mean ± SD |
median (IQR)* |
mean ±SD |
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| Aluminum |
15.69 (0.00-100.20) |
46.36 (6.30-110.17) |
0.255 |
3.0-30.0 |
0.16-11.2 |
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| Arsenic |
11.51 (8.32-21.93) |
43.9 (25.28-87.00) |
<0.001 |
14-70 |
2.3-161 |
||
| Barium |
7.07 ± 4.44 |
6.19 ± 5.00 |
0.292‡ |
NA |
0.17-3.85 |
||
| Cadmium |
0.5 (0.30-0.78) |
0.67 (0.38-1.41) |
0.031 |
0.0-0.2 |
0.06-0.79 |
||
| Chromium |
4.96 (3.14-8.84) |
5.36 (3.82-8.21) |
0.403 |
0.1-0.5 |
NA |
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| Copper |
18.85 ± 16.66 |
21.67 ± 15.49 |
0.300‡ |
NA |
4.3-12.1 |
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| Iron |
153.56 (90.17-274.88) |
128.08 (73.64-193.43) |
0.120 |
NA |
NA |
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| Nickel |
6.18 (3.65-13.04) |
6.69 (4.54-9.88) |
0.813 |
2.0-2.7 |
0.59-4.06 |
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| Lead |
3.18 (2.00-7.95) |
4.32 (2.51-8.05) |
0.202 |
NA |
0.01-2.14 |
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| Uranium |
0.03 (0.00-0.18) |
0.02 (0.00-0.11) |
0.431 |
NA |
0.0002-0.008 |
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| Vanadium |
22.87 ± 11.86 |
23.42 ± 10.13 |
0.763‡ |
0.0-0.3 |
1.4-10.2 |
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| Zinc | 348.14 (195.77-503.82) | 439.44 (260.67-708.21) | 0.064 | NA | 44-499 | ||