Table 4.

Inter-element associations (square of correlation coefficient, R²) in the liver of diabetic and non-diabetic rats.

	Ca		Mg		Cu		Zn		Fe		Na
	DBrat	NDrat	DBrat	NDrat	DBrat	NDrat	DBrat	NDrat	DBrat	NDrat	DBrat	NDrat
Ca			0.9403	0.5640	0.8938	0.0031	0.8039	0.0188	0.5401	0.1042	0.9938	0.4677
Mg	0.9403	0.5640			0.7306	0.0081	0.8912	0.1745	0.6063	0.0087	0.8987	0.9978
Cu	0.8938	0.0031	0.7306	0.0081			0.4965	0.4116	0.2491	0.2689	0.9183	0.0080
Zn	0.8039	0.0188	0.8912	0.1745	0.4965	0.4116			0.8854	0.6754	0.7676	0.1715
Fe	0.5401	0.1042	0.6063	0.0087	0.2491	0.2689	0.8854	0.6754			0.5228	0.0072
Na	0.9938	0.4677	0.8987	0.9978	0.9183	0.0080	0.7676	0.1715	0.5228	0.0072

^*DBrat, diabetic rat (n=8).

^*NDrat, non-diabetic rat (n=7).