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) |