Table 3.
Correlation analysis between the studied parameters in the breast cancer group using Pearson’s correlation
| 25-OH Vit D (20-40 ng/ml) | Mg (1.8-2.6 mg/dl) | Phosphorus (2.5-4.5 mg/dl) | Ca Total (2.1-2.6 mmol/L) | Ionized calcium (1.15-1.35 mmol/L) | Parathormone (10-70 pg/ml) | Ca:Mg ratio (3.1-1) | Ca:P ratio (2.63:1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mg (1.8-2.6 md/dl) | r=-0.129 P=0.205 | |||||||
| Phosphorus (2.5-4.5 mg/dl) | r=-0.069 P=0.497 | r=0.141 P=0.165 | ||||||
| Ca Total | r=-0.086 P=0.399 | r=0.012 P=0.910 | r=-0.208 P=0.040* | |||||
| Ionized calcium | r=-0.035 P=0.731 | r=-0.066 P=0.516 | r=-0.308 P=0.002* | r=0.607 P<0.001* | ||||
| Parathormone | r=-0.113 P=0.277 | r=0.0101 P=0.922 | r=-0.0312 P=0.762 | r=0.146 P=0.154 | r=-0.0535 P=0.603 | |||
| CA:Mg ratio (3.1-1) | r=-0.103 p=0.311 | r=-0.577 p=0.001* | r=-0.415 p=0.001* | r=0.654 p=0.001* | r=0.519 p=0.001* | r=0.0643 p=0.532 | ||
| Ca:P ratio (2.6:1) | r=-0.068 P=0.504 | r=-0.004 p=0.973 | r=-0.8 p=<0.001* | r=0.408 p<0.001* | r=0.334 p<0.001* | r=-0.014 p=0.889 | r=0.374 p<0.001* | |
| Age (years) | r=-0.029 p=0.778 | r=0.0359 p=0.725 | r=-0.123 p=0.228 | r=-0.104 p=0.310 | r=-0.158 p=0.120 | r=-0.0846 p=0.410 | r=-0.125 p=0.221 | r=0.184 p=0.07 |
*
Significant.
r=Correlation coefficient. Mg: Magnesium. Ca: Calcium.