Table 5.

Serum electrolyte and thyroxine parameter analysis.

Group	Electrolyte Parameters					Thyroxine Parameters
	Na	Ca	Mg	PHOS	Fe	FT3	FT4	T3	T4
Con	139.47 ± 0.61	2.64 ± 0.02	1.12 ± 0.04	2.59 ± 0.08	36.17 ± 1.14	2.07 ± 0.01	12.31 ± 0.48	0.61 ± 0.03	56.73 ± 2.05
M8	139.16 ± 0.14	2.72 ± 0.03	1.16 ± 0.02	2.63 ± 0.12	35.80 ± 0.97	2.04 ± 0.15	12.41 ± 0.92	0.65 ± 0.04	57.02 ± 3.87
M5	140.05 ± 0.36	2.79 ± 0.04	1.21 ± 0.04	2.77 ± 0.10	34.83 ± 1.33	2.10 ± 0.10	10.75 ± 0.56	0.69 ± 0.03	48.71 ± 0.10
Cr	140.37 ± 0.38	2.71 ± 0.04	1.08 ± 0.03	2.70 ± 0.08	36.50 ± 3.42	1.94 ± 0.06	12.03 ± 0.70	0.58 ± 0.02	54.76 ± 3.32
Cu	141.07 ± 0.22	2.78 ± 0.03	1.12 ± 0.02	2.68 ± 0.05	32.67 ± 1.36	2.10 ± 0.07	11.57 ± 0.73	0.63 ± 0.04	55.04 ± 3.37
Zn	140.73 ± 0.47	2.80 ± 0.05	1.17 ± 0.04	2.63 ± 0.09	36.83 ± 2.18	1.89 ± 0.07	10.61 ± 0.35	0.60 ± 0.02	58.592 ± 4.56
Mn	124.70 ± 15.01	2.74 ± 0.04	1.19 ± 0.05	2.78 ± 0.05	35.83 ± 1.45	1.85 ± 0.07	11.93 ± 0.70	0.55 ± 0.02	56.43 ± 5.29
M4A	140.10 ± 0.59	2.69 ± 0.05	1.12 ± 0.03	2.67 ± 0.021	36.17 ± 1.40	1.97 ± 0.18	13.04 ± 1.03	0.62 ± 0.03	56.42 ± 3.28
M4B	141.32 ± 0.61	2.76 ± 0.02 *	1.21 ± 0.06	2.73 ± 0.08 *	45.00 ± 3.44	1.80 ± 0.08	13.64 ± 0.95	0.62 ± 0.04	70.67 ± 6.26 *
M3	139.60 ± 0.90	2.73 ± 0.03	1.15 ± 0.03	2.68 ± 0.04	37.83 ± 1.42	1.99 ± 0.03	11.90 ± 1.05	0.63 ± 0.03	51.78 ± 4.41

Results given as mean ± SD (* p < 0.05 vs control). Abbreviations: Na (mmol/L), Ca (mmol/L), Mg (mmol/L), PHOS (mmol/L), Fe (μmmol/L), T3, triiodothyronine (μg/L); T4, thyroid hormone (μg/L); FT3, free T3 (ng/L); FT4, free T4 (ng/L); Con, control group; M8: the mixture of eight common metals (Pb + Cd + Hg + Cu + Zn + Mn + Cr + Ni); M5: the mixture of five non-essential metals (Pb + Hg + Cd + Ni + Cr); M4A: the mixture of four non-essential metals (Pb + Hg + Cd + Ni); M4B: the mixture of three essential metals and one non-essential metal (Cu + Zn + Mn + Cr); M3: the mixture of three essential metals (Cu + Zn + Mn); Cr, chromium; Cu, copper; Zn, zinc; Mn, manganese.