Table 5.
Comparison of metal concentrations in analogous fox bone materials between two age groups
| Material | Parameter | Mn | Fe | Sr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ad, n = 12 | ||||
| C | AM ± SD | 1.37 ± 0.97 | 188.50 ± 135.50 | 43.40 ± 25.70 |
| CV | 71.20 | 71.90 | 59.20 | |
| Range | 0.05–3.20 | 20.00–450.40 | 0.84–85.50 | |
| Med | 1.10 | 153.30 | 39.50 | |
| Q L–Q U | 0.73–2.16 | 60.70–289.40 | 33.70–59.00 | |
| CB | AM ± SD | 0.75 ± 0.52 | 83.60 ± 49.30 | 53.10 ± 33.10 |
| CV | 70.10 | 59.00 | 62.30 | |
| Range | 0.05–1.89 | 33.60–191.50 | 5.98–107.20 | |
| Med | 0.77 | 62.30 | 51.20 | |
| Q L–Q U | 0.33–1.06 | 54.00–108.50 | 25.00–80.10 | |
| C + CB | AM ± SD | 1.00 ± 0.58 | 139.80 ± 100.80 | 46.40 ± 21.90 |
| CV | 57.80 | 72.10 | 47.30 | |
| Range | 0.05–2.18 | 6.60–370.40 | 13.20–83.60 | |
| Med | 0.94 | 126.30 | 43.60 | |
| Q L–Q U | 0.59–1.41 | 75.70–172.40 | 30.70–60.10 | |
| SB | AM ± SD | 0.63 ± 0.22 | 106.70 ± 204.00 | 46.60 ± 24.20 |
| CV | 35.00 | 191.20 | 51.90 | |
| Range | 0.27–0.98 | 4.26–708.80 | 16.20–96.30 | |
| Med | 0.66 | 22.70 | 41.90 | |
| Q L–Q U | 0.46–0.78 | 16.70–76.90 | 31.40–54.40 | |
| im, n = 18 | ||||
| C | AM ± SD | 1.62 ± 1.42 | 240.90 ± 290.30 | 49.20 ± 29.50 |
| CV | 86.40 | 120.50 | 60.00 | |
| Range | 0.33–5.70 | 18.90–1,194.50 | 0.83–148.30 | |
| Med | 1.07 | 175.50 | 45.30 | |
| Q L–Q U | 0.67–2.06 | 35.00–261.00 | 34.60–52.80 | |
| CB | AM ± SD | 1.03 ± 0.39 | 78.80 ± 80.20 | 76.60 ± 52.90 |
| CV | 37.80 | 101.20 | 69.10 | |
| Range | 0.09–1.64 | 1.60–227.60 | 4.62–241.20 | |
| Med | 1.12 | 33.00 | 65.80 | |
| Q L–Q U | 0.97–1.22 | 15.10–160.40 | 54.70–78.10 | |
| C + CB | AM ± SD | 1.30 ± 0.70 | 159.80 ± 165.20 | 62.90 ± 36.10 |
| CV | 55.30 | 103.30 | 57.50 | |
| Range | 0.40–3.40 | 14.00–693.90 | 25.10–194.80 | |
| Med | 1.12 | 129.20 | 55.70 | |
| Q L–Q U | 0.89–1.70 | 29.50–226.40 | 47.20–63.80 | |
| SB | AM ± SD | 1.20 ± 1.03 | 210.50 ± 187.70 | 63.20 ± 50.70 |
| CV | 85.40 | 89.20 | 80.32 | |
| Range | 0.40–4.57 | 27.60–766.00 | 23.40–197.60 | |
| Med | 0.81 | 122.80 | 44.40 | |
| Q L–Q U | 0.52–1.46 | 77.90–318.80 | 32.60–65.70 | |
| ad vs. im | ||||
| C | MW-U | NS | NS | NS |
| p | ||||
| CB | MW-U | NS | 60.00 | NS |
| p | 0.05 | |||
| C + CB | MW-U | NS | NS | NS |
| p | ||||
| SB | MW-U | NS | 49,00 | NS |
| p | 0.02 | |||
C cartilage, CB compact bone, C + CB cartilage with compact bone, SB spongy bone, AM arithmetic mean, SD standard deviation, CV coefficient of variation in percent, Med median, Q L lower, Q U upper quartile, ad adultus, im immaturus, MW-U Mann–Whitney U test, p level of significance, NS statistically non-significant difference