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Table 2.

Associations between specific trace elements levels in selected groups.

		EC	Control	p-Value	EC	Polyp	p-Value	EC	Normal Endometrium	p-Value	EC	Fibroma	p-Value	Fibroma	Polyp	p-Value	Fibroma	Normal Endometrium	p-Value	Polyp	Normal Endometrium	p-Value
Cu	Below median	9	44	0.620	8	24	0.412	10	8	0.858	11	11	0.545	8	26	0.042	12	8	0.853	22	8	0.837
Cu	Above median	11	42	0.620	11	21	0.412	10	9	0.858	9	13	0.545	16	18	0.042	12	9	0.853	22	9	0.837
Zn	Below median	12	41	0.321	10	22	0.784	11	7	0.402	11	11	0.545	12	22	1.000	12	8	0.853	22	8	0.837
Zn	Above median	8	45	0.321	9	23	0.784	9	10	0.402	9	13	0.545	12	22	1.000	12	9	0.853	22	9	0.837
Pb	Below median	12	34	0.198	11	16	0.248	12	6	0.130	10	10	0.525	12	16	0.355	14	6	0.151	20	6	0.224
Pb	Above median	7	39	0.198	7	20	0.248	7	10	0.130	8	12	0.525	9	20	0.355	9	10	0.151	14	9	0.224
Cd	Below median	6	44	0.107	4	27	0.002	9	9	0.630	8	12	0.536	5	27	0.000	8	9	0.081	22	7	0.613
Cd	Above median	12	37	0.107	14	14	0.002	11	8	0.630	9	9	0.536	19	14	0.000	15	5	0.081	21	9	0.613
Co	Below median	5	18	0.710	5	9	0.686	4	3	0.782	5	5	0.653	6	9	0.705	5	3	0.858	9	5	0.228
Co	Above median	4	19	0.710	4	10	0.686	4	4	0.782	4	6	0.653	5	10	0.705	6	3	0.858	11	2	0.228
Fe	Below median	12	41	0.321	12	20	0.281	10	8	0.858	12	10	0.226	11	23	0.612	9	11	0.086	18	12	0.038
Fe	Above median	8	45	0.321	8	24	0.281	10	9	0.858	8	14	0.226	13	21	0.612	15	6	0.086	26	5	0.038
P	Below median	7	45	0.205	7	25	0.106	8	10	0.254	11	11	0.545	9	25	0.128	10	10	0.279	22	8	0.837
P	Above median	12	40	0.205	13	19	0.106	12	7	0.254	9	13	0.545	15	19	0.128	14	7	0.279	22	9	0.837