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. 2020 Apr 1;11(2):72–84. doi: 10.34172/ijoem.2020.1826
Table 2: Spearman's correlations between age, working hours, urinary metals, and blood metals and 8-OHdG, FECa and GFR
Variable 8-OHdG
(μg/g Cr)
FECa% GFR
(mL/min/1.73 m2)
n ρ n ρ n ρ
Men
Age (yrs) 52 0.14 43 0.21 46 -0.35*
Work Hours/Week 49 0.21 42 0.06 44 -0.20
CdU (µg/g Cr) 53 -0.19 44 0.13 45 0.11
PbU (µg/g Cr) 53 0.24 44 -0.06 45 -0.05
MnU (µg/g Cr) 53 0.27* 44 -0.08 45 -0.15
CdB (µg/L) 47 0.16 44 -0.13 46 0.09
PbB (µg/dL) 47 -0.006 44 0.23 46 -0.16
MnB (µg/L) 47 0.20 44 0.40** 46 0.09
Women
Age (yrs) 52 0.06 47 0.12 48 -0.38**
Work Hours/Week 51 -0.09 46 -0.10 47 0.30*
CdU (µg/g Cr) 52 -0.18 47 -0.07 48 -0.08
PbU (µg/g Cr) 52 0.18 47 -0.12 47 0.42**
MnU (µg/g Cr) 52 0.24 47 0.29 47 0.08
CdB (µg/L) 47 0.08 47 0.33* 48 -0.21
PbB (µg/dL) 47 0.03 47 -0.07 48 0.27
MnB (µg/L) 47 -0.08 47 -0.29 48 -0.06
*p<0.05, **p<0.01; The subscripts ‘U’ and ‘B,’ respectively, represent the urinary and blood concentrations of the metals measured.