Table 3.

Correlation between the concentrations of ions in the egg white.

Items	Cd	Pb	Cr	Hg	Se	Cu	Fe	Mn	Zn	Na	K	Mg	Ca
Cd	1
Pb	0.252	1.000
Cr	0.018	0.138	1
Hg	0.139	0.075	0.405	1
Se	0.219	0.036	0.001	−0.295	1
Cu	−0.283	−0.098	−0.030	−0.157	−0.204	1
Fe	−0.688*	−0.210	−0.117	0.085	−0.588*	0.424	1
Mn	−0.081	0.270	0.117	−0.010	−0.332	0.213	0.202	1
Zn	0.067	0.394	0.079	0.433	−0.437	−0.062	0.564*	0.575*	1
Na	0.088	−0.523*	−0.339	−0.157	0.040	0.350	0.125	−0.087	0.004	1
K	0.039	−0.314	0.192	0.026	−0.164	0.592**	0.372	−0.014	0.144	0.571**	1
Mg	−0.742**	−0.010	0.071	−0.142	−0.442	0.445	0.541*	0.557*	0.460	0.086	0.335	1
Ca	−0.202	0.001	0.060	0.195	−0.126	0.098	−0.148	−0.293	−0.205	−0.156	−0.295	−0.066	1

^*Measurements are significantly correlated at P < 0.05;

^**measurements are significantly correlated at P < 0.01 (two-tailed).