Table 2.

Percentile (P) values for Zn in all analysed samples according to sex and age (ng/g)

		P2.5	P10	P25	P50	P75	P95	P97.5
Serum	Female	371	431	467	509	619	748	771
	Male	407	418	479	568	731	827	843
	< 50 years	398	419	456	509	595	671	672
	≥ 50 years	375	440	495	620	746	834	851
Whole blood
	Female	3303	3320	4083	4630	5178	7016	7685
	Male	4312	4390	5575	5612	6402	7084	7389
	< 50 years	3612	3798	4010	4531	5136	6483	6753
	≥ 50 years	3365	3984	5032	5465	6091	7624	7712
CSF
	Female	12	14	19	34	40	62	64
	Male	18	28	32	42	53	75	78
	< 50 years	10	12	17	31	38	60	62
	≥ 50 years	19	25	29	39	50	71	74
Brain tissue
	Female	1851	1989	2525	2611	2623	3431	3645
	Male	1430	2793	3023	3031	3153	3947	4010
	< 50 years	1840	1957	2516	2601	2602	3405	3631
	≥ 50 years	1469	2765	2992	3002	3134	3924	3994
Thyroid tissue
	Female	1840	3852	3031	5667	7533	9938	10341
	Male	3112	5381	3629	7531	8526	9924	10522
	< 50 years	2041	2963	3706	5221	7508	9621	9944
	≥ 50 years	1763	3688	4831	4883	8752	10213	10432