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Published in final edited form as: J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2016 Aug 26;39:108–115. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2016.08.009

Table 9.

Inter element associations (square of correlation coefficient, R²) in the hair samples 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			0.0932	0.4888	0.5276	0.2635	0.4448	0.0851	0.1385	0.2996	0.8657	0.8793
Mg	0.0932	0.4888			0.6514	0.3623	0.5623	0.0100	0.5748	0.7363	0.2669	0.5381
Cu	0.5276	0.2635	0.6514	0.3623			0.4772	0.2853	0.1152	0.4135	0.828	0.2024
Zn	0.4448	0.0851	0.5623	0.0100	0.4772	0.2853			0.0417	0.0000	0.3978	0.3978
Fe	0.1385	0.2996	0.5748	0.7363	0.1152	0.4135	0.0417	0.0000			0.0065	0.5225
Na	0.8657	0.8793	0.2669	0.5381	0.828	0.2024	0.3978	0.2032	0.0065	0.5225

^*

DBrat, diabetic rat (n = 8).

^*

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