TABLE 3.
Concentrations of trace elements and heavy metals in serum at 12 mo of age
| Control (n = 24) | Rice bran (n = 23) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trace element | Median | IQR | Median | IQR | P 1 |
| Micronutrient, ppb | |||||
| Calcium (Ca) | 84,200.00 | 18,300.00 | 89,100.00 | 20,000.00 | 0.30 |
| Cobalt (Co) | 1.54 | 0.51 | 1.50 | 0.90 | 0.86 |
| Copper (Cu) | 1190.00 | 445.00 | 1180.00 | 287.00 | 0.63 |
| Iron (Fe) | 1390.00 | 1190.00 | 1530.00 | 1050.00 | 0.74 |
| Lithium (Li) | 18.20 | 5.38 | 18.80 | 6.76 | 0.80 |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 18,800.00 | 4710.00 | 19,000.00 | 4780.00 | 0.83 |
| Manganese (Mn) | 10.60 | 15.10 | 13.00 | 14.10 | 0.38 |
| Molybdenum (Mo) | 4.18 | 0.87 | 4.04 | 1.37 | 0.44 |
| Phosphorus (P) | 100,000.00 | 26,300.00 | 107,000.00 | 17,700.00 | 0.39 |
| Potassium (K) | 166,000.00 | 38,500.00 | 172,000.00 | 23,600.00 | 0.93 |
| Selenium (Se) | 71.10 | 19.30 | 71.00 | 34.00 | 0.32 |
| Sodium (Na) | 2,620,000.00 | 254,000.00 | 2,720,000.00 | 286,000.00 | 0.32 |
| Strontium (Sr) | 38.60 | 10.70 | 43.90 | 13.20 | 0.31 |
| Sulfur (S) | 907,000.00 | 201,000.00 | 971,000.00 | 185,000.00 | 0.34 |
| Zinc (Zn) | 846.00 | 201.00 | 845.00 | 285.00 | 0.76 |
| Heavy metal, ppb | |||||
| Arsenic (As) | 15.10 | 2.41 | 14.70 | 1.76 | 0.42 |
| Barium (Ba) | 64.50 | 8.11 | 61.10 | 15.00 | 0.46 |
| Cadmium (Cd) | 3.82 | 1.57 | 3.88 | 3.05 | 0.89 |
| Lead (Pb) | 5.95 | 1.41 | 5.76 | 1.19 | 0.53 |
| Nickel (Ni) | 5.16 | 1.93 | 5.18 | 1.00 | 0.64 |
| Other, ppb | |||||
| Aluminum (Al) | 11,300.00 | 1220.00 | 11,000.00 | 2750.00 | 0.48 |
| Tungsten (W) | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.54 | 0.24 | 0.55 |
| Vanadium (V) | 82.70 | 35.70 | 75.00 | 47.10 | 0.61 |
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Nonparametric Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used.