Table 3.
Correlations (P-value) among metal concentrations in follicular fluid (FF), blood, and urine in 46 vitro fertilization (IVF) patients; the Study of Metals and Assisted Reproductive Technology (SMART)
| FF Hg | FF Cd | FF Pb | Blood Hg | Blood Cd | Blood Pb | Urine Cd a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FF Hg | — | −0.10 | 0.03 | 0.64 | 0.04 | −0.21 | 0.28 |
| (0.505) | (0.853) | (<0.0001) | (0.797) | (0.360) | (0.181) | ||
| FF Cd | — | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.59 | −0.12 | 0.28 | |
| (0.453) | (0.440) | (<0.0001) | (0.618) | (0.07) | |||
| FF Pb | — | −0.02 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.10 | ||
| (0.914) | (0.419) | (0.401) | (0.515) | ||||
| Blood Hg | — | 0.28 | −0.06 | 0.28 | |||
| (0.082) | (0.810) | (0.092) | |||||
| Blood Cd | — | −0.013 | 0.51 | ||||
| (0.955) | (0.001) | ||||||
| Blood Pb | — | −0.05 | |||||
| (0.854) |
aAdjusted for urine creatinine concentration (mg/dL)
P < 0.05 in bold type