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. 2015 May 21;20(4):307–313. doi: 10.1007/s12199-015-0467-1

Table 4.

Relation of food groups with Cd and Pb in daily foods

Food group Food intake (g/day)a Corr. with Cd-Dc Corr. with Pb-Dc
No. Name AM ASD Min Max MED r d p r d p
1 Cereals 332.8 87.6 161.9 647.7 326.9 0.25 <0.01 0.13 ns
2 Potatoes 22.0 32.4 0 210.3 12.9 −0.09 nse 0.09 ns
9 Meats 42.1 38.9 0 192.6 31.6 −0.04 ns 0.13 ns
11 Fishb 32.5 25.8 0 141.0 26.9 0.35 <0.01 0.09 ns
12 Seaweeds 6.7 13.5 0 80.8 2.0 0.08 ns 0.16 ns

a n = 108

bFishes and shellfishes

cCorrelation coefficient between Cd-D (or Pb-D) and the amount consumed of the food group

dCorrelation coefficient

e ns non-significant (p ≧ 0.05)