Table 4.

Concentrations of mineral in amniotic fluid (n = 39)

Minerals	Mg	Al	Cu	Co	Ni	As	Sr	Cd	Ba	V	U	Cr	Mn
	μgL−1
Mean ± SD	8009.7 ± 1952.1	158.6 ± 135.5	106.7 ± 53.6	0.23 ± 0.10	4.31 ± 4.02	4.24 ± 2.10	26.4 ± 16.8	0.07 ± 0.06	7.74 ± 12.3	8.20 ± 3.27	0.039 ± 0.03	1.96 ± 2.26	5.78 ± 5.01
Median	8287	114.8	91.5	0.21	3.67	3.85	23.7	0.06	0.25	8.17	0.027	0.83	4.75
Range (min–max)	3618–11,634	9.9–660.0	37.6–359.2	0.09–0.57	0.18–22.28	0.95–10.3	11.5–109.8	0.007–0.282	0.15–60.7	1.93–15.9	0.012–0.122	0.20–8.12	0.83–28.8

SD standard deviation, min minimum value, max maximum value