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. 2021 Oct 4;9:e12247. doi: 10.7717/peerj.12247

Table 5. Matched-age group comparison of elemental levels with large effect sizes per cancer site (gender separated).

Sex Cancer site Element Age group P1/P0 (p-value)
M Prostate Na[ppm] 40–49 3171/3227 (0.02)
50–59 3170/3228 (<0.001)
60–69 3264/3232 (<0.001)
K[ppm] 40–49 164/169 (0.0192)
50–59 160/168 (0.0496)
60–69 165/172 (<0.001)
Rb[ppb] 40–49 180/177 (0.0004)
50–59 158/167 (0.0046)
60–69 149/165 (<0.001)
Bile duct Cu[ppb] 40–49 1245/793 (0.0229)
50–59 1512/808 (0.0219)
60–69 1357/834 (0.0136)
Pancreatic Cu[ppb] 40–49 1341/793 (0.01769)
50–59 1319/808 (0.0017)
60–69 1223/834 (<0.001)
F Ovarian Rb[ppb] 40–49 151.3/172.4 (0.014)
50–59 147.6/164.8 (0.019)
60–69 131.6/158.8 (0.035)
Cs[ppb] 40–49 0.53/0.69 (0.013)
50–59 0.56/0.73 (<0.001)
60–69 0.55/0.72 (<0.001)
Uterine body K[ppm] 40–49 159.4/166.2 (0.0166)
50–59 157.4/165.5 (0.017)
60–69 160.8/168.0 (<0.001)
Cervical K[ppm] 40–49 156.6/166.2 (0.028)
50–59 155.1/165.5 (0.037)
60–69 152.4/168.0 (<0.001)
Se[ppb] 40–49 134.3/138.6 (0.079)
50–59 132.6/144.5 (<0.001)
60–69 134.0/145.6 (0.002)