Table 7.

Inter element associations (square of correlation coefficient, R²) in the intestine 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			0.9995	0.2702	0.5775	0.4237	0.9042	0.0804	0.0137	0.6406	0.9603	0.1177
Mg	0.9995	0.2702			0.5559	0.7770	0.8910	0.0198	0.0192	0.6961	0.9684	0.9588
Cu	0.5775	0.4237	0.5559	0.7770			0.8534	0.3309	0.3099	0.6401	0.3785	0.6760
Zn	0.9042	0.0804	0.8910	0.0198	0.8534	0.3309			0.0385	0.0166	0.7572	0.0105
Fe	0.0137	0.6406	0.0192	0.6961	0.3099	0.6401	0.0385	0.0166			0.0976	0.5646
Na	0.9603	0.1177	0.9684	0.9588	0.3785	0.6760	0.7572	0.0105	0.0976	0.5646

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

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