Table 2.
Chemical elements detected using EDX in mineral particles found in lower limb arteries of diabetic patients.
| Calcification stage | Specimen | Number of particles analyzed | Elements identified | Ca/P ratio |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca | P | Ca, P | Ca, P, Mg | ||||
| Stage 0 | 21730166-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Stage 1 | 20292788-2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21757540-1 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Stage 2 | 3007510-2 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0.88 ± 0.13 |
| 10005751-3 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1.11 ± 0.17 | |
| Stage 3 | 21514588-1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1.53 ± 0.35 |
| 2473506-1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1.59 ± 0.07 | |
| 21732031-1 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 1.61 ± 0.02 | |
Calcification level was assessed as described in the legend of Table 1. Chemical elements in the media tunica of arteries were determined using EDX analysis. “Ca, P” refers to the number of particles in which both calcium and phosphorus were detected, which allowed determination of “Ca/P ratios”.