Table
4: Means
(M ± SEM) of the trace element
concentrations (mg/L) and the
per cent volumes (%) of main histologic components (stroma,
epithelium, and lumen) in nonhyperplastic adult and geriatric prostate
glands of
males of different age groups.
|
Parameter |
Group
I 21-40 years N =
28 |
Group
2 41-60
years N =
27 |
Group
3 61-87
years N =
10 |
Group
2 and 3 41-87
years N = 37 |
|
Ag |
0.0116 ± 0.0018 |
0.0094 ± 0.0019 |
0.0063 ± 0.0016 |
0.00084 ± 0.0014 |
|
Al |
6.21 ± 0.90 |
7.34 ± 1.02 |
7.30 ± 1.42 |
7.33 ± 0.82 |
|
Au |
0.00081 ± 0.00021 |
0.00071 ± 0.00018 |
0.00127 ± 0.00034 |
0.00088 ± 0.00017 |
|
B |
0.156 ± 0.016 |
0.203 ± 0.039 |
0.216 ± 0.064 |
0.207 ± 0.033 |
|
Be |
0.000182 ± 0.000016 |
0.000202 ± 0.000016 |
0.000197 ± 0.000042 |
0.000201 ± 0.000016 |
|
Bi |
0.00087 ± 0.00013 |
0.00824 ± 0.00341 |
0.00158 ± 0.00055 |
0.00637 ± 0.00252 |
|
Br |
5.55 ± 0.99 |
5.86 ± 0.99 |
7.01 ± 1.26 |
6.17 ± 0.79 |
|
Cd |
0.118 ± 0.015 |
0.232 ± 0.031 |
0.250 ± 0.066 |
0.237 ± 0.028 |
|
Ce |
0.0040 ± 0.0009 |
0.0071 ± 0.0016 |
0.0058 ± 0.0016 |
0.0067 ± 0.0012 |
|
Co |
0.0062 ± 0.0006 |
0.0089 ± 0.0010 |
0.0120 ± 0.0039 |
0.0098 ± 0.0013 |
|
Cr |
0.093 ± 0.015 |
0.099 ± 0.016 |
0.156 ± 0.041 |
0.114 ± 0.016 |
|
Cs |
0.00684 ± 0.00049 |
0.00723 ± 0.00072 |
0.00621 ± 0.00094 |
0.00696 ± 0.00058 |
|
Dy |
0.00047 ± 0.00010 |
0.00062 ± 0.00013 |
0.00070 ± 0.00025 |
0.00064 ± 0.00011 |
|
Er |
0.000270 ± 0.000068 |
0.000327 ± 0.000074 |
0.000324 ± 0.000079 |
0.000326 ± 0.000056 |
|
Fe |
17.1 ± 1.4 |
23.7 ± 2.4 |
21.8 ± 2.8 |
23.3 ± 1.9 |
|
Gd |
0.00044 ± 0.00010 |
0.00064 ± 0.00012 |
0.00062 ± 0.00015 |
0.00064 ± 0.00010 |
|
Hg |
0.0071 ± 0.0009 |
0.0121 ± 0.0020 |
0.0077 ± 0.0023 |
0.0108 ± 0.0016 |
|
Ho |
0.000089 ± 0.000022 |
0.000129 ± 0.000026 |
0.000114 ± 0.000025 |
0.000125 ± 0.000020 |
|
La |
0.0121 ± 0.0040 |
0.0220 ± 0.0062 |
0.0068 ± 0.0028 |
0.0179 ± 0.0048 |
|
Li |
0.0080 ± 0.0015 |
0.0086 ± 0.0012 |
0.0087 ± 0.0024 |
0.0086 ± 0.0011 |
|
Mn |
0.285 ± 0.018 |
0.297 ± 0.033 |
0.260 ± 0.019 |
0.286 ± 0.024 |
|
Mo |
0.0570 ± 0.0073 |
0.0649 ± 0.0087 |
0.0402 ± 0.0053 |
0.0580 ± 0.0067 |
|
Nb |
0.00071 ± 0.00018 |
0.00138 ± 0.00040 |
0.00079 ± 0.00022 |
0.00120 ± 0.00029 |
|
Nd |
0.00199 ± 0.00042 |
0.00312 ± 0.00062 |
0.00272 ± 0.00070 |
0.00300 ± 0.00048 |
|
Ni |
0.78 ± 0.10 |
0.73 ± 0.16 |
0.56 ± 0.12 |
0.68 ± 0.12 |
|
Pb |
0.22 ± 0.07 |
0.54 ± 0.15 |
0.40 ± 0.17 |
0.50 ± 0.12 |
|
Pr |
0.00050 ± 0.00011 |
0.00080 ± 0.00015 |
0.00068 ± 0.00019 |
0.00077 ± 0.00012 |
|
Rb |
2.82 ± 0.16 |
2.96 ± 0.22 |
2.31 ± 0.27 |
2.79 ± 0.18 |
|
Sb |
0.0092 ± 0.0012 |
0.0091 ± 0.0017 |
0.0084 ± 0.0019 |
0.0089 ± 0.0013 |
|
Sc |
0.0029 ± 0.0005 |
0.0065 ± 0.0013 |
0.0046 ± 0.0013 |
0.0033 ± 0.0008 |
|
Se |
0.138 ± 0.010 |
0.151 ± 0.010 |
0.170 ± 0.022 |
0.157 ± 0.009 |
|
Sm |
0.00039 ± 0.00010 |
0.00059 ± 0.00010 |
0.00055 ± 0.00014 |
0.00058 ± 0.00008 |
|
Sn |
0.025 ± 0.005 |
0.080 ± 0.017 |
0.034 ± 0.011 |
0.067 ± 0.013 |
|
Tb |
0.000056 ± 0.000015 |
0.000089 ± 0.000018 |
0.000082 ± 0.000024 |
0.000087 ± 0.000014 |
|
Th |
0.00032 ± 0.00005 |
0.00063 ± 0.00019 |
0.00090 ± 0.00021 |
0.00071 ± 0.00015 |
|
Ti* |
0.35 ± 0.10 |
0.73 ± 0.17 |
0.23 ± 0.05 |
0.60 ± 0.14 |
|
Tl |
0.000273 ± 0.000026 |
0.000285 ± 0.000038 |
0.000314 ± 0.000064 |
0.000293 ± 0.000032 |
|
Tm |
0.000043 ± 0.000011 |
0.000054 ± 0.000011 |
0.000050 ± 0.000010 |
0.000053 ± 0.000008 |
|
U |
0.00051 ± 0.00013 |
0.00146 ± 0.00046 |
0.00111 ± 0.00075 |
0.00136 ± 0.00039 |
|
Y |
0.00312 ± 0.00077 |
0.00471 ± 0.00122 |
0.00236 ± 0.00062 |
0.00408 ± 0.00093 |
|
Yb |
0.000246 ± 0.000070 |
0.000319 ± 0.000077 |
0.000307 ± 0.000089 |
0.000315 ± 0.000059 |
|
Zn |
108 ± 9 |
228 ± 34 |
178 ± 23 |
215 ± 26 |
|
Zr |
0.0084 ± 0.0028 |
0.0078 ± 0.0015 |
0.0075 ± 0.0024 |
0.0077 ± 0.0013 |
|
Stroma |
48.2 ± 2.2 |
48.4 ± 2.3 |
60.8 ± 3.2 |
51.5 ± 2.1 |
|
Epithelium |
35.7 ± 1.7 |
29.9 ± 1.5 |
25.6 ± 2.2 |
28.8 ± 1.3 |
|
Lumen |
16.1 ± 1.0 |
21.7 ± 1.7 |
13.6 ± 1.5 |
19.7 ± 1.5 |