Table 7. Human bone samples tested for determination of fluorine concentration.
Ind. | Average age | Skeletal element | Na-corrected μ F (ppm) | corrected F values | ± E.S.V.I. 95% | ||
11∶15 | 0 (7 iu-m) | Rib | 18400 | ± | 1275 | / | / |
10∶41 | 0.5–1.5 | Ilium | 16600 | ± | 540 | / | / |
12∶12 | 2.5–3.5 | Ilium | 16900 | ± | 450 | / | / |
12∶18 | 3–4 | Ilium | 15200 | ± | 793 | / | / |
12∶17 | 5–6 | Ilium | 16500 | ± | 476 | / | / |
12∶6 | 8–9 | Ilium | 16100 | ± | 1803 | / | / |
12∶25 | 9–11 | Ilium | 14900 | ± | 1340 | / | / |
12∶14 | 11–13 | Ilium | 14000 | ± | 1267 | 2042 | 3392 |
5∶1 | 13–16 | Ilium | 14400 | ± | 372 | 2442 | 3328 |
12∶20 | 16–20 | Ilium | 16000 | ± | 624 | 4042 | 3249 |
12∶9 | 23–28 | Rib | 16300 | ± | 467 | 4342 | 3138 |
12∶4 | 24–30 | Rib | 17200 | ± | 381 | 5242 | 3118 |
10∶29 | 26–32 | Rib | 16350 | ± | 166 | 4392 | 3103 |
10∶19 | 27–33 | Rib | 18900 | ± | 435 | 6942 | 3098 |
12∶26 | 28–34 | Ilium | 17300 | ± | 597 | 5342 | 3094 |
10∶13 | 31–37 | Ilium | 19000 | ± | 495 | 7042 | 3090 |
10∶12 | 31–37 | Ilium | 19250 | ± | 311 | 7292 | 3090 |
12∶28 | 32–39 | Ilium | 19300 | ± | 271 | 7342 | 3095 |
12∶27 | 32–39 | Ilium | 20800 | ± | 197 | 8842 | 3095 |
10∶14 | 34–40 | Ilium | 18200 | ± | 398 | 6242 | 3099 |
10∶21 | 34.5–40.5 | Ilium | 19200 | ± | 213 | 7242 | 3102 |
10∶18 | 35–41 | Rib | 19850 | ± | 221 | 7892 | 3105 |
10∶1 | 36–42 | Ilium | 22100 | ± | 363 | 10142 | 3113 |
12∶23 | 38–46 | Ilium | 19900 | ± | 620 | 7942 | 3142 |
10∶20 | 40–48 | Ilium | 23050 | ± | 508 | 11092 | 3169 |
10∶3 | 45–55 | Rib | 23300 | ± | 95 | 11342 | 3279 |
12∶11 | 47–57 | Ilium | 18200 | ± | 196 | 6242 | 3325 |
Ind. = specimen; iu-m = intra-uterine months; E.S.V.I. = interval for expected single value.